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| FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
| May
9, 2002 |
| Contact:
Ryan Hurd (619) 474-8844,ext. 29 |
| (619)
253-8295 mobile |
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NEW
WEBSITE SUPPORTS MEDIA |
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COVERING
SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES |
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Resources
Now Online at
www.alcoholdrugnewsroom.org |
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| As part of an ongoing effort to
help the media cover complex alcohol and other
drug issues, the San Diego County Substance
Abuse Summit has launched a new Web site
called the Substance Abuse Newsroom (www.alcoholdrugnewsroom.org). |
| The
site offers resources on alcohol and other
drugs to news agencies, including fact sheets,
contact information, media kits and Web links
to additional local and national resources. It
also provides statistics on several drugs;
briefings and reports; and information on
local alcohol and drug services providers. |
| The
site is supported by the County of San Diego
Health and Human Services Agency's Alcohol and
Drug Services, which also helps fund the
Substance Abuse Summit. The Summit was created
in 1995 as part of a long-term strategy to
help reduce the personal, social and economic
costs related to substance abuse in San Diego
County. |
| This
year's Summit will be held May 13-14 at the
Town and County Hotel and Convention Center. |
| "Substance
abuse costs county taxpayers billions of
dollars every year," said Ron Roberts,
Chairman of the San Diego County Board of
Supervisors, who also is scheduled to speak at
the Summit. "Awareness of the [problem,
and potential solutions, is key to reducing
the effect is has on abusers an the public at
large." |
| For
more information on the site or Substance
Abuse Summit VII, call Ryan Hurd at (619)
474-8844, ext. 29, or email rhurd@publicstrategies.org.
More information about the Summit is available
at www.substanceabusesummit.com |
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