Women urged to take back the night WOMEN ARE uniting this Friday for the annual Take Back the Night march to help put an end to violence against women. For the past 21 years, women around the world have been rallying together in an annual night walk to honour the -women who have lost lives to acts of ._ Miolence, “It's a powerful statement that those women arcn’t forgotten,’’ said Debbie Scarborough, coordinator of the Transition House, a home for women and chil- dren fleeing abuse, Scarborough said the march is a vehicle for Wottien to spread the mes- sage to the community that violence against women is unacceptable, | We want our voices heard,’? Scarborough said. .. “IPs empowering.” The march is apen to all women and girls, however, men are asked not to partici- pate in this event. : Scarborough explained that the Take Back the Night march is something women want to do un- ‘escorted by men. It is aboul women being ‘able to walk alone at night ‘without fearing they will be ‘attacked, she reiterated. : “It's important to unite ‘unescorted and unprotected. ‘Hopefully our daughters ‘daughters will be able to ‘walk through the streets at ‘night without fear.” + The march will begin at 7 ‘p.m. Friday, Sept, 24 at the ‘Best Weslem Inu. Around _ Town, : Fall Fair ‘The winners of ‘the Fall ‘Fair’s baking contest are: *Fleischmann’s Open ~bread baking contest: ‘1. Maria Braam ‘Fleischmann’s bread = ma- »chine baking: -1. Twyla Schmidt «Certo best jam contest «1. Kathleen Pedro ‘Certo best Jello contest: +]. Mary Jane Burr :Tenderflake pic baking con- "test: ‘1. Flora Dutton Coffee Break «Make your caffeine count «by supporting the Alzheimer :Coffee Break at Ter- traceview Ladge Sept. 23. ; All donations fram coffee will go towards benefiting, sthose affected by sAlzheimer’s Disease and re- ‘lated dementia. ' The Alzheimer Coffee ; Break depends on the sup- ‘port of communities to help ‘raise funds for research sup- ‘port programs in BC, * Coffee cans will be at var- tious locations in Terrace *September 23 for donations. : Alzheimer Disease is a ‘progressive and fatal disease ‘thal affects over 43,000 "people across B.C. This ‘number is expected to triple ‘by the year 2030. There is, ‘no known cause or cure for "this disease. Bazaar , To confirm a table at this ryear’s Canadian Women in ‘Timber Christmas Bazaar, “people mist registér on or "before October 1st. + Payment for a table will «be required before October "15. Payment should be tmailed ta Canadian Women ‘in Timber P.O. Box 1024 'Terrace B,C. V8G 4V1. ‘ The Bazaar will be held at ‘The Coast Inn of the West ‘in the Banquet Reams and ; will run from 6-10 p.m. —* SHOPPER =DRUG MART Correction Re: SEPT, FLYER IN EFFECT UNTIL SEPT. 25TH, 1999 The St. Wes Dark Circle Diminishar i on 5 of the advertired Shoppers Di rt from Sunclaye Fi vac until ed ae le ize 1999 is nat oval for sale in Canada a We apotogi: o inconvenience that thts may cause aeerese wee rare ate a The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 22, 1999 - 83 Prevention Source BC RESOURCES FOR SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION ALCOHOL TOBACCO, MEDICATIONS AND OTHER DRUGS 1-800-663-1880 (604) 874-8452 FAX (604) 874-9348 E-mail: brendaw@preventionsource.bc.ca a L000 toe _ out of all causes of Did you know drug and alcohol abuse can have many effects on your life and the lives of friends and families? Here is some information you may find interesting and alarming. Alcohol and Drug Information and Referral can be reached at * Substance abuse is one of the mest devastating public health problems loday, It touches people of all ages, income levels and social standings. it extends into our lives in such insidious and camplex ways that it is difficult, if not impossible, to determine the true extent of the damage it causes to indi- viduals, families, and society. Whether measured in terms of health risk or emotional and relational pain or financial consequences the cast of sub- stance abuse is astronomical. DRUG-INDUCED DEATHS * There were 396 deaths in the prov- ince from drug-induced causes in 1997. This grouping of underlyin causes of death includes drug depend- ence, accidental drug poisonings, and suicides invelving drugs. *Over 70% of all drug-induced deaths in 1997 were males (288). Overall, death, drug- induced deaths accounted for 2.0% of all male deaths and 0.8% of all female deaths in 8.C. in 1997, *ln 1997, almost 60% (227) of the drug-induced deaths in the pravince occurred in the 25-44 age group. This represented one in seven deaths (14.4%) form any cause in this age group. *Approximalely seven out of every ten drug-induced deaths in 1997 ond 1-800-663-1441 1992-96 were the resull of accidental peisonings by drugs, medicaments and biologicals (275 deaths in 1997 and 1,471 deaths in 1992-1996). * Approximately one fifth of the drug: induced deaths were the result of sui- cide by drugs, medicaments ond bio- _ logicals in 1992-1996 (413 deaths}. .. The proportion of suicides amon drug-induced deaths (169%) was slight lower in 1997 (47 deaths), OF. all 480 suicide deaths in B.C, in 1997, 67 suicides were drug-induced, or almost one in seven suicicle deaths {1.4,.0%). ALCOHOL ® There were 1,850 deolhs which were direcily or indirectly related to alcohol in 1997 and 7,456 in the five- year period 1992-1996, * In the 1992-1996 period, 2,240 deaths or 30% of alcohol-related deaths were directly related lo alcohol, which is based on the’ underlying - cause of death. This propartion decreased considerably as the use of the revised form increased, In 1997, just over one fifth (21.4%) of the alcohol-related deaths were directly related (395 deaths). *Qut of every 100 alcohol-related deaths in 1997: 76 were males (1,414}, 24 were females (436 ® Only 20% of alcohol-related dealhs were under 45 years of age. More han four aut of every ten alcohol- related deaths were in the 5-84 age group, with a higher proportion among females, and approximately a third were aged 45-64. SMOKING ATTRIBUTABLE MORTALITY Smoking attributable mortality (SAM) is.based on estimates. of the relative exposure risk of the adult population {age 35 or alder), * Smoking-attributable mortality con be grouped inlo deaths from cancers {mali- grant neoplasms}, circulatory system iseases and respiratory system dis- eases. Out of every 100 smaking-attrib- ‘utable deaths in 1997: 39 were from cancers (malignant neoplasms) (2,203), ‘37 were from circulatory system dis- eases (2,068), 24 from respiratory sys- fern diseases (1,349), *-[n 1997, more than three in five smoking-attribulable deaths were males {3,527 males and 2,095 females), WHAT CAN EDO First, examine your own altiludes regarding substance misuse, Become as informe as possible regarding the problem and the resources available for dealing with it. Talk to the health and - social service providers in your cammu- nity about the issues. 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