A Proud Affiliate of the Vol. XXX, No. 4, Winter 2010 FEATURE ARTICLE Page 1 Bullying. A New (Old) Problem. IN THIS ISSUE: O Time to Change the Culture of Drinking on College Campuses O Advocacy Corner: The Need For a Statewide Law to Hold Youth Accountable for Underage Drinking on Private Property O Dear Friends - A Note From Our CEO Continued on Page 3 Bullying. A New (Old) Problem Celebrating 30 Years of Providing Substance Abuse Prevention, Education, and Support for Personal Recovery! "A person is bullied when he or she is exposed, repeatedly and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more other persons, and he or she has difficulty defending himself or herself." Over the past few months, NCADD has published several articles in our various newsleers that have dealt with bullying from different perspectives. We’ve wrien about bullying among girls, cyber bullying, and more. New, recent events and the media’s focus on this issue have prompted us to focus on this issue in greater detail. As you know, NCADD’s mission is to promote the health and well-being of individuals through the reduction or elimination of substance abuse problems. Bullying interferes with the well-being and emotional stability of individuals in our communities. As a coping mechanism for bullying, both the bullies and their victims may turn to substance abuse. What do we know about bullies? Research suggests that kids who bully suffer from a lack of parental warmth and involvement; overly permissive parenting and a lack of clear, consistent rules governing their behavior; parents who oſten don’t know where the kids are or who they’re hanging out with; and parents who use very harsh, corporal methods of discipline. Kids who bully may have also been victems of bullies themselves. Kids who bully their peers are also more likely to be engaged in a variety of other anti-social, violent or disturbing behaviors. We know that kids who bully are more likely to get into frequent fights, steal or vandalize property, drink alcohol, smoke, be truant, even drop out of school. They perceive a more negative climate at their school and are more likely to carry a weapon. Worse still, 40-60 percent of adolescent bullies go on to be criminal offenders as adults. Fortunately, bullying is finally geing the aention it deserves. No longer is it being shrugged off as “kids being kids.” Recent history shows that bullying has contributed to school violence and adolescent suicides. Just in the last three
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A Proud Affiliate of the
Vol. XXX, No. 4, Winter 2010
FEATURE ARTICLE Page 1
Bullying. A New (Old) Problem.
IN THIS ISSUE:OO TimeOtoOChangeOtheOCultureOofODrinkingOonOCollegeOCampuses
Celebrating 30 Years of Providing Substance Abuse Prevention, Education, and Support for Personal Recovery!
"A person is bullied when he or she is exposed, repeatedly and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more other persons, and he or she has difficulty defending himself or herself."
Sources: • http://www.selfgrowth.com/addict.htm• www.olweus.org/• www.njbullying.org• http://lis.njleg.state.nj.us• www.safeyouth.org• Journal of Clinical Child and Family Psychology. Sept 2008• www.entalone.com
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Since research has shown a correlation between bullying and addiction for both the bully and the individual bullied, NCADD has stocked various bullying-related materials in our resource centers, and developed presentations for students and educators on bullies, harassment or assault. Anyone interested in learning more about these topics can take advantage of our online course “Bullying, Harassment and Intimidation in Schools” in the Professional Development Training for Educators section at www.ncadd-elearning.org.
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