for more information on national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month, events in your town and how you can get involved, visit the recovery month web site at recoverymonth.gov. people trapped by drug or alcohol addiction often feel like there's no hope, no way out. but for every lock, there's a key. and if you have a problem, it's good to know there are real solutions to help you get free. for drug or alcohol treatment referral for you or someone you know, call 1-800-662-help brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. [music] our program is multifaceted. it incorporates both group treatment and individual treatment for asian and pacific islanders who are struggling with chemical dependency. we use incentives to keep people motivated in treatment and we use both sort of informal and formal interventions. i like the diversity of the clientele that we get here at team 360. regardless of ethnicity, each of their stories is so different from the next. but for some reason, when they come into group, they support each other and they know how to- there's just this

every september, national alcohol & drug addiction recovery month provides an opportunity for communities like yours to raise awareness of alcohol and drug use disorders and highlight the effectiveness of treatment. in order to help you plan evevents and activities n commemoration of this year's recovery month observance, the free recovery month kit offers ideas, materials, and tools for planning, organizing, and realizing an event or outreach campaign that matches your goals and resources. to obtain your copy of this year's recovery month kit and gain access to other free publications and materials related to addiction, treatment and recovery issues, visit the recovery month web site at www.recoverymonth.gov or call 1(800)662-help. it's important that everyone become involved because addiction is our nation's number one health problem and treatment is our best tool to address it. [music]

and i think increasingly, going back to national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month, the fact that individuals are more increasingly coming forward and telling their stories and talking about their own recovery- i think- and paying back, as you were saying, they can not only be used to help people create a peer support, but also to create a sense within that community block to help prevent other folks from having to deal with this issue. role models have to come from the community. it's not for a super star, it has to be seen as real, your neighbor, your father, your uncle. and it's so crucial because sometimes we think the role model should be the basketball star and they are so untouchable that they can't relate it. but if we create these role models in terms of your family, your teacher, your pastor, that will be very successful in terms of disseminating. and kids look up to the role models that we have created in our communities. and that's why drug courts are very important - alternatives to incarceration, they are very important. the cherokee drug court, what happens is

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for more information on national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month, events in your town, and how you can get involved, visit the recovery month web site at recoverymonth.gov. they tell me i was there, but i don't remember. i don't know where i really was. i do not know what i had for breakfast. i do not know who won the game. i don't recognize this man. if you or someone you know is struggling with a drug or alcohol problem, there is a solution. recovery. call 1 (800) 662-help for information and for hope. through treatment, my life's a whole lot brighter now. brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. people trapped by drug or alcohol addiction often feel like there's no hope, no way out. but for every lock, there's a key. and if you have a problem, it's good to know there are real solutions to help you get free. for drug or alcohol treatment referral for you or someone you know, call 1 (800) 662-help. brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. (music) if i can do it, anybody can do it. i'm no exception. i happen to be a prof

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i want to remind our audience that september is national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month and we celebrate it every september. we want you to get involved, get engaged, and support those in recovery and those who serve them. thank you for being here. for a copy of this program or other programs in the road to recovery series, call samhsa at 1-800-662-help or order online at recoverymonth.gov and click "multimedia." every september, national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month provides an opportunity for communities like yours to r raise awareness of alcohol and drug use disorders and highlight the effectiveness of treatment. in order to help you plan events and activities in commemoration of this year's recovery month observance, the free recovery month kit offers ideas, materials, and tools for planning, organizing, and realizing an event or outreach campaign that matches your goals and resources. to obtain your copy of this year's recovery month kit and gain access to other free publications and materials related to addiction treatment and recovery issues, visit the re

and there's nothing better than national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month each year, where wecan lead up to september with a great event and join the voices for recovery. and we hope that our audience has enjoyed this program, and we hope that in the future, they will in fact join their community in celebrating recovery month. thank you for being here. it was a great show. thank you. (music) every september, national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month provides an opportunity for communities like yours to raise awareness of alcohol and drug use disorders and highlight the effectiveness of treatment. 2009 will mark the 20th anniversary of this annual celebration of addiction treatment and recovery. in order to help your organization plan events and activities in commemoration of this year's recovery month observance, the free recovery month kit offers ideas, materials, and tools for planning, organizing, and realizing an event or outreach campaign that matches your goals and resources. to obtain your copy of this year's recovery month kit and gain access to other free pub

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for more information on national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month events in your town and how you can get involved, visit the recovery month web site at recoverymonth.gov. i'm a sophomore in college this year. man, if you had known me when i was a sophomore in high school, nobody could tell me anything. i gave all my teachers a bad time. they all gave up on me, except my english teacher. eight years teaching high school english, 10 years in recovery for alcohol addiction. to be or not to be. i got help. that's it right there. when you get help, who knows just who you'll help along the way? for drugs and alcohol information and treatment referral for youth or someone you know, call 1-800-662-help. [music] the mission of southern california alcohol and drug programs is to bring alcohol and drug services to the people in the areas in which they live who might not get these services if these programs are not established. si se puede program is individualized treatment for substance abuse for teenagers, utilizing an evidence- based model called acra. this program came from a federa

program or other programs in the road to recovery series on dvd or vhs, call samhsa's national clearinghouse for alcohol and drug information at 1-800-729-6686, or order online at recoverymonth.gov and click multimedia. [music] >> i honor each and every one of you for coming out to the library on saturday afternoon to have a discussion on this important topic. who used personal care products? shampoo, face cream, deodorant, contact solution? the numbers could be staggering. the stories that i tell in the book and stories i talk about today are store reus about all of us. to tell you a little bit about my personal story. i was a 17 magazine makeup reading desperate to read in. with each careful purchase, i was one step closer to that girl i dreamed up. i used lots of them, 20 products a day, makeup, skin creams, an enormous cloud of aqua net hair spray. this is the back in the days of big hair and shoulder pads and bright makeup. i looked up all these products as a teen, 20 products a day, i was surprised to discover, i had been with exposing myself to 200 products a day before i got on the school bus. w

i am the executive director for the national council on alcoholism in the bay area and i also served as the chair of our public policy advocacy committee. we have been providing services to san francisco since 1957 and throughout that time have witnessed the impact of the harm caused by the over use of alcohol. excessive alcohol consumption costs the city millions of dollars each year in related costs and it is time to change the way that the city pays

i am the executive director for the national council on alcoholism in the bay area and i also served as the chair of our public policy advocacy committee. we have been providing services to san francisco since 1957 and throughout that time have witnessed the impact of the harm caused by the over use of alcohol. excessive alcohol consumption costs the city millions of dollars each year in related costs and it is time to change the way that the city pays for and provides valuable services to its citizens. last year when of the city funded prevention services cost $100,000 in general fund of dollars. several months later i read an article in the chronicle estimating the annual cost of the city of over $100,000 in ambulance rides to the hospital. i recalled thinking about how ironic that this was, we had spent the same amount of money to prevent chronic alcohol problems in hundreds of citizens debt of one citizen with chronic alcohol problems have you lies on its own dairy the problems associated with alcohol consumption are preventable. the center for substance abuse prevention found th

providing people with alcohol but the potential we can with stabilize people who are really falling through the contracts and costing an enormous amount. >> reporter: the national council on alcoholism says calling it pretreatment insists the next step is treatment. the programment is actually geared toward getting people to stop drinking. >> when you are just managing a person's drinking, you are not getting at the root cause. >> reporter: boyd who has made several unsuccessful attempts to live at sober houses before says this program will finally get them off the streets. >> i would love to look into it. >> reporter: duffy plans to visit the seattle facility in just a few weeks. it opened in 2005 and now houses just under 100 people. some may see it as a frat house for alcoholics but others stay is definitely working much the city of seattle claims to have saved $4 million in one year because of it. live in san francisco, tracy grant, nbc bay area news. >> it is a concept, thank you. >>> san francisco grocery stores with on-site pharmacies will no longer be allowed to sell cigarettes under a law passed today by the san francisco board of supervisors. the ordi

. >>> alcohol abuse is a big problem in our nation. >> why researchers are saying that raising the tax on alcohol could have an impact on your life. >> plus, that flu shot you just got may be doing a lot more for you than just protecting you from the flu virus. [speaking spanish] i'm saying it's important for women to get their annual mammograms. it helps to save lives. it's really important for me to communicate to the spanish community so i could be of need to the spanish-speaking community. komen foundation helped me a lot to get through my challenges when i went through breast cancer. >>> health news. your annual flu shot can do more than protect you against the virus. it could protect you against heart attacks. the earlier in the season you get it the greater protection. according to a study done by a british researchers. the study says the risk of a heart attack was reduced by 19%, for those vaccinated in the past year. >>> alcohol abuse is the third leading cause of preventable death in our country. it contributes to countless diseases, car crashes, injuries and crimes. recently

. >> reporter: arthur with the national council of alcoholism and drug addiction is concerned that thege group budweiser is targeting tends to have the most problems associated with the overuse of alcohol. >> it's one possible extra drink that the person may not have drank that evening and might be the one that puts them over the top as far as not being safe to drive after they have been drinking. >> they are going to drink it anyways. might as well, you know? let them have fun. and plus they will probably get a couple of hot bud girls out there to hand out the buds in their cool dresses. [ laughter ] >> reporter: as they leave the king of beers to grab some buds, in san francisco, zach heene, cbs 5. >>> on capitol hill today, satire with a purpose. >> i certainly hope that my star power can bump this hearing all the way up to c- span one. >> he drew laughs. he was asked to leave. but did he make his point? >> and tonight's "good question," how do they do that? >> the gold pride look to bring a championship to the bay area, and a raider rookie receives his first career fine. find out h

alcohol, for example. >> reporter: the nation's drug czar says fewer teens see marijuana as dangerous because of media coveragesion of so-called medical marijuana, marijuana legalization and the downplaying of marijuana harms that is prevalent in the media. >> reporter: with california voting in november on a ballot measure legalizing marijuana, that debate has picked up tempo. earlier this week, former heads of the drug enforcement administration urged the obama administration to take a strong stand against the measure. but supporters of legalized marijuana say the new survey numbers illustrate the failure of current government policy criminalizing marijuana. >> we need a legal regulated marijuana market. >> reporter: that will lead to less teen use of marijuana? >> it has for alcohol, it has for tobacco. >> reporter: the rate of alcohol and tobacco use stayed essentially the same. the use of prescription drugs is up. but the use of cocaine has declined 30% since 2006. don, back to you. >> 30% since 2006. so in the '80s and '90s, cocaine was the drug, especially on wall street when people were doing well. wha

alcohol levels. it also deters them from drinking and driving. making the nation's roads safer for everyone. >>> hi there, welcome back to your world weather update. well, it's a much calmer day here in japan today. that tropical depression moving further and further away from the archipelago. it does mean with the high pressure system in control now, temperatures will be climbing back up. meanwhile, it does look like autumn is on the way for the korean peninsula and northeastern china, as this low pressure system pulls in bringing rain, it will also be bringing much cooler air. of course it will be coming into japan as well by the weekend. tropical depression over the south china sea is getting ready to move into southeastern china. it is getting stronger and is expected to become a tropical storm by tonight. so along the coast here, expect winds to pick up as well as waves and also heavy rain is on the way for the next couple of days. and more drenching downpours to affect taiwan across the northern end of luzon of the philippines as well. do watch out for floodin

alcohol for example. >> reporter: the nation's drug czar say fewer teens see marijuana as dangerous because of current mediais constant discussion of so-called medical marijuana and marijuana legalization and the downplaying of marijuana harms that is prevalent in the media -- >> reporter: with california voting in november on a ballot measure to legalize marijuana, that debate has picked up tempo. this week, former heads of the drug enforcement administration urged the obama administration to take a strong stand against the measure, but supporters of legalized marijuana say that the survey numbers show that the failure of the current policy criminalizing marijuana. >> we need a regulated marijuana market. >> reporter: and that will lead to less teen use? >> it has for alcohol and tobacco. >> reporter: in fact, the use of alcohol and tobacco has stayed the same in the past year and the other trends of the abuse of prescription drugs is up, but the use of cocaine has declined 30% since 2006. wolf, back to you. >> all right. thank you very much for that jeanne. >>> a gunman opens fire at one of the nation's t

it made sense as the first city in the nation to ban pharmacies from selling cigarettes and other top products. >> proposed alcohols of dealing with problem drinkers. the board of supervisors is scheduled to vote today. it would add up to about a nickel a drink that has the support of public health director and not mayor newsom who got his start a business as the hon. wineshops he's pledging to veto the measure. it would raise about 16 million a year. >> we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. a live look outside at traffic in san jose it's a little sluggish 11 northbound we will your back. i gotta get to cleveland! should have skipped that second soda. remove your belt, your watch, your shoes. i wonder what gas costs today. seven dollars for a pillow! an extra bag costs what? i hate traffic! (train child) the train is now arriving. (announcer) the train has arrived indeed. amtrack. enjoy the journey. but what really happened? cnn -- not me -- cnn says his assertion about his tax record was "just plain wrong." jerry brown went out there and took credit for the

mitchellville, maryland and court papers indicate her blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit. >>> we will have a few nationallection results coming up, including a big victory for the tea party movement just up a i- t 5. >>> and mcnabb heads to a ditch playing field to deliver a message about staying in shape to dc youngsters. it is nine after the hour. we'll be right back. chevy chase bank is becoming capital one bank. with the most locations in the dc area, we figured they could use our help. ♪ down a bit. too much. [ crowd cheering ] [ grunts ] [ garth ] capital one bank. now with the most branches and atms in the dc area. what's in your wallet? >>> in the news now, some national primary election results. the tea party is claiming a victory in delaware. christine o'donnell has won the primary for u.s. senate in that state defeating a moderate nine- term congressman. >>> it appears the established republican candidate will win new hampshire senate primary. overnight returns put former state attorney general ahead of tea party candidate. >>> in new york, voters are giving charlie rangel another chance. he b

alcohol limit was three times theearly limit. he faces life in prison. >>> week long education nation is focusing on preventng school dropouts. leaders in government business and education are all addressing the issue. tracie potts takes a look at new initiatives to help more students stay in school. >> repter: every year 1.3 million students, 7,000 a day, drop out of school. >> it is not just a crisis. it is a catastrophe. >> reporter: poor students, minorities and those in the south have the highest rate. the government has identified 2,000 low performing schools that produce nearly half the nation's dropouts. president obamaalls them dropout factories and wants t shut them down or turn them into charter schools. >> you can't defend a status qo in which a third of our kids are dropping out. >> reporter: educators are honing in on ninth grade, accordg to research. >> ninth grade is the most critical year to determine high school graduation. >> reporter: the alliance r excellent education says keeping kids in school can help america's bottom line, saving billions in health care, crime, and preparing the next generation for bs

nation. auto workers at a chrysler plant in michigan caught on tape during a lunch break drinking alcohol andwhat appears to be marijuana. the shocking footage was captured last friday. the 15 employees have been indefinitely suspended by chrysler and the united auto workers union has issued a statement denounce being the conduct. what is angering americans across the country is the fact that chrysler was among the auto companies bailed out by you the tax pair. that means you saved the jobs of the workers in this video. what makes this even worse, this is the exact same plant that the anointed one, president obama visited less than two months ago. during his visit he praised the management and workers at the site for their sacrifice. i guess this was just their bailout party. here with more on this is investigative reporter for fox 2 in detroit. he broke the story. here in studio from the fox business network nicole petallides is with us. you broke in story. i watched in its entirety. what has been the reaction from -- you said you were getting mixed reaction from people. what is it now? >> i

nation. auto workers at a chrysler plant in michigan caught on tape during a lunch break drinking alcohol andt appears to be marijuana. the shocking footage was captured last friday. the 15 employees have been indefinitely suspended by chrysler and the united auto workers union has issued a statement denounce being the conduct. what is angering americans across the country is the fact that chrysler was among the auto companies bailed out by you the tax pair. that means you saved the jobs of the workers in this video. what makes this even worse, this is the exact same plant that the anointed one, president obama visited less than two months ago. during his visit he praised the management and workers at the site for their sacrifice. i guess this was just their bailout party. here with more on this is investigative reporter for fox 2 in detroit. he broke the story. here in studio from the fox business network nicole petallides is with us. you broke in story. i watched in its entirety. what has been the reaction from -- you said you were getting mixed reaction from people. what is it now? >> i wo