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2003 NEWS RELEASES

Congress Receives Reports on Underage Drinking, Alcohol Advertising Practices (9/10/03) Swizzle Stick Stirs Up Debate Over Health Benefits of Alcohol (1/22/03)

2002 NEWS RELEASES

Is Ignorance Really Bliss? (6/13/02) Alcoholism Is a Disease, Not a Rite of Passage (4/11/02) NIAAA Report Targets Dangers of College Drinking (4/9/02) USA Today Publishes NCADD Letter That Supports Pulling Liquor Ads Off NBC Airwaves (3/27/02) Broadway to Meet the Military at NCADD Awards Luncheon (3/14/02) Teenage Drinking: Let's Not Lose Sight of the Real Question (2/28/02) U.N. Award Honors Alcoholism Pioneer (2/12/02) USA Today Publishes NCADD Letter Responding to Prince Harry's Drinking and His Father's Intervention (1/21/02)

2001 NEWS RELEASES

Alcohol Awareness Month Is Coming (12/31/01) Liquor Ads More Than Just Bad Timing (12/17/01) Online Photo Album Showcases Spring Luncheon (4/30/01) 'West Wing' Star Wows NCADD Luncheon (4/27/01) Stacia Murphy Answers Questions in Live Web Chat (4/10/01) Legislation Eliminates Discrimination in Health Plans for Substance Abuse Treatment (3/22/01) NCADD Board of Directors Adopts Charitable Choice Statement (2/3/01) New Study Breaks Down Substance Abuse Impact State-By-State (1/30/01)

2000 NEWS RELEASES

NCADD Relaunches Website (12/1/00) Senator Wellstone and Representative Ramstad Honored for Their Efforts to End Discrimination Against Addicted Persons (9/29/00) New Orleans Conference to Equip Recovering Community with Technical Skills for Constituency Building (8/31/00) Student Assistance and Drama Programs to Receive 2000 Prevention & Education Awards (8/18/00) Statement re: Vehicular Manslaughter Charges Against Author of Moderation Management (6/20/00) Statement re: "MILK SUCKS" Campaign Sponsored by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (3/15/00) New York Yankee Derek Jeter to Serve as Honorary Chair of Alcohol Awareness Month (1/7/00)

1999 NEWS RELEASES

Leading Medical Authority and Four Members of Congress to Be Honored with 1999 Achievement Awards (10/25/99) NCADD Urges Senate Committee to Improve Addiction Treatment Among Native American Populations Using COB Model (10/13/99) Hurricane Malt Liquor Threatens Inner City Youth; Public Health Groups Ask Federal Government to Intervene (9/9/99) Stacia Murphy Named NCADD President (8/12/99) KMART Discontinues Sale of CD That Encourages Underage Drinking (8/11/99) NCADD Urges Nation's Leading Retailers to Stop Selling CD That Encourages Underage Drinking; Inaugurates "Shame on Anheuser Busch" Campaign (5/25/99) Statement Re: Revision of Federal Dietary Guidelines Regarding Alcohol (3/8/99) Statement Re: Call by Senator Thurmond for Investigation of Federal Dietary Guidelines Regarding Alcohol (3/1/99) Statement Re: Wine Labeling Decision by the Department of the Treasury (2/5/99) Darryl Strawberry to Serve as National Spokesperson; Will Drive Home Prevention Message to Young Sports Fans (1/20/99) 14th Annual Harlan H. Hubbard Lemon Award "Winner": Miller Beer (1/15/99)

1998 NEWS RELEASES

Surgeon General David Satcher to Serve as Honorary Chair of Alcohol Awardness Month (11/20/98) Americans Urged to Adopt a School in National Campaign to Prevent Alcohol Poisoning (11/9/98) Prevention & Education Awards Presented During Conference of Affiliates (11/9/98) Gold Key Award to Be Presented to Bill Moyers & Family in Recognition of Public Television Series (11/4/98) New Brochure Calls on People in Recovery to Speak Out (9/98) Statement Re: FTC Requires Alcohol Companies to Supply Data on Advertising (8/6/98) Statement Re: The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the United States: 1992 (5/13/98) Statement Re: Alcoholic Beverage Warning Label Legislation (4/1/98) Statement Re: Physician Leadership on National Drug Policy (3/17/98)

1997 NEWS RELEASES

Statement Re: New England Journal of Medicine Article (12/10/97) Statement Re: Public Interest Obligates Digital Television Broadcasters to Air Alcoholic Beverage Counter Ads (12/5/97) Statement Re: 1997 Hubbard Awards (12/4/97) Storytelling and Youth Intervention Programs Win 1997 Prevention & Education Awards (10/7/97) "NYPD Blue" and Reed Hundt to Receive NCADD Achievement Awards (9/05/97) Statement Re: Senator Byrd's to Eliminate the Tax Deductibility of Alcohol Advertising (6/26/97) Statement Re: Alcohol Tax Equalization Act of 1997 (6/24/97) NCADD Responds to Advertising Industry on Distilled Spirits Ads Inquiry (6/23/97) 24 Organizations Petition FCC to Require Alcoholic Beverage Counter Ads on Radio and TV (5/14/97) Statement Re: President Clinton's Letter Urging FCC to Examine Impact of Distilled Spirits Advertising on Radio & TV (4/1/97)

1996 NEWS RELEASES

Betty Ford Joins NCADD in Call for Educational "Counter Advertising" Measures (11/96) Senator George McGovern Assumes Post as Official Spokesperson (11/96) Prevention Video for Parents Hosted by Meryl Streep to Be Released December 1 (10/96) Meryl Streep and Lee Brown to Receive NCADD Achievement Awards (10/96) Legislation to Address Most Ignored Drug Problem in America Earns NCADD Support (5/96) NCADD World Wide Website Offers Information, Advice & Dozens of Internet Links (5/96) New Publication for Parents Introduces "Home Rules For Healthier Families" Program (1/96) NCADD Launches National Intervention Network (1/96)

1995 NEWS RELEASE

Senator George McGovern to Chair 1996 Alcohol Awareness Month in April (12/95)

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