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ARF promotes drug awareness Half of all children will try smoking for the first time at about age 12. By age 13, according to ARF‘s 1993 Student Survey, about 25% report That‘s one of the messages of this year‘s ARF‘s Drug Awareness Week, Nov. 13th to 19th. The other messages include alcohol abuse. Drug Awareness Week is held annually to raise awareâ€" ness about tobacco, alcohol and other substance abuses. When you think of drugs, you may not think of tobacco but, according to the Addiction Research Foundation (ARF), tobacco is associated with an estimated 13,000 deaths on Ontario every year, compared to an estimated 125 deaths from the use of other drugs like cocaine, heroin, cannabis and tranâ€" quilizers. Tobacco is a killer, and something can be done about it, says the ARF. November 16, 1994 Buy the sofa at the regular price and purchase the matching chair for only ©99:: Monâ€"Fri 9:30am â€"9:00pm Saturday 9:30am â€"9:30pm Sunday 11am â€"6pm ‘Hunt‘ sofa with ‘Lodge Look‘ has Parsons leg design and premium quality foam seat cushions. Comes with 4 toss cushions. #52661. Sofa. Each.......749.99 Visit Sears Oakville Place Why do kids smoke? Most kids who start smoking do not feel confident about themselves, believe the ads which say smoking is ‘cool‘ and ‘grownâ€"up,‘ and many girls smoke in order to stay thin. On the other hand, if you drink, enjoy. But to avoid alcohol problems, says the ARF, you should choose when to drink and regulate how much you drink. Smart drinking is all about choices and following guidelines to help lower It is unlikely tobacco would receive regulatory approval for sale if it were introduced today, says the ARF. It is addictive. Half (50.7%) of a subâ€"sample of 410 smoking students attempted to quit in the previous year, and half of those who tried to quit could not remain abstinent for longer than one week. smoking cigarettes daily. Matching upholstered pieces also available Expect more from Sears SALE PRICES END SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1994, WHILE QUANTITIES LAST In addition, says the ARF, alcohol is implicated in 1/3 of all cases of child abuse, half of all spousal abuse, and 1/4 of all hospital admissions. What is the risk? Research shows about 10% of Ontario deaths, 6,500 per year, are related to alcohol use. Those who have four to five drinks per day risk twice the mortality of the general popuâ€" lation, twice the number of accidents, four times the stomach cancer, five times the digestive cancer, five times the respiratory cancer,. and six times the freâ€" quency of suicide. the risk of alcohol related problems. One of these guidelines is to have no more than two drinks daily or at least one day without drinking per week. A drink is defined as a bottle of regular strength beer, a glass of wine, or a shot of spirits â€" all contain about the same amount of alcohol. Expect more from Sears THE OAKVILLE BEAVER PSP is designed for kids 13 to 15 who have been identified by their schools as exhibiting absenteeism, disâ€" ruptive behavior, and poor academic performance. Developed by ARF counsellors Steven Moore (of Oakville) and Dennis Walker, PSP has become an Ontarioâ€" wide initiative. _ If you need more information about ARF, or need help, call the toll free hotâ€" line at 416â€"595â€"6111. It is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Haltonâ€"Peel ARF has a Personal Skills Program (PSP)aimed at preventâ€" ing high risk youth from developing drug problems. We have a gift for giving. 4 Purchase the Canadian Christmas book for just $14.99 : Sears Oakyville will donate $1.00 to the O.T..M.H. Childrens Ward. Irene McCauley Chair of the Board SEPARATE SCHOOL RATEPAYERS for appointment to local PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARDS Serving Burlington, Oakville, Milton and Halton Hills Term of Office â€" December 1, 1994â€"November 30, 1997 Appointment is by the local municipal council at the recommendation of the School Board The Library Board trustees oversee the expenditure of the library budget, set policy for operation of the public library and develop longâ€"range plans for facilities and services. The Library Board meets at least 10â€"12 times a year. Members also serve on standing committees. A realistic time commitment would be 8â€"10 hours per month. A person is qualified to be appointed as a member of a Library Board who: (a) is a Canadian citizen (b) is at least eighteen years old (c) is resident in a municipality for which the library board is established (d) is not employed by the library board or by the municipality Members of the Library Board serve without remuneration. Please send written applications and resume by November 23, 1994 to: THE HALTON ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL BOARD EL. Sweeney, Secretary Halton Roman Catholic School Board 802 Drury Lane, Box 5308 Burlington, Ontario L7R 3Y2 invites application from Copyright 1994. Sears Canada Inc FL. Sweeney Director ofâ€"Education