PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Wednesday, February 23, 2005

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Wednesday, February 23, 2005

New, National Study Reveals Drug-Experienced Parents See Less Risk, Talk Less With Teens About Drugs

When it comes to today's parents and their views about drugs, it appears old attitudes are like old habits -- they die hard, and sometimes, not at all.

In its 17th annual tracking study of parents' attitudes toward drugs and teen drug use, the Partnership for a Drug-Free America reports that the current generation of parents -- the most drug-experienced group on record -- sees less risk in a wide variety of illicit drugs, and are significantly less likely to be talking with their teens about drug abuse, when compared to moms and dads just a few years ago.

Top-line findings of the nationally study show:

* Today's parents see less risk in drugs like marijuana, cocaine and even
inhalants, when compared to parents just a few years ago.

* The number of parents who report never talking with their child about
drugs has doubled in the past six years, from six percent in 1998 to 12
percent in 2004.

* Just 51 percent of today's parents said they would be upset if their
child experimented with marijuana.

* While most parents believe it's important that parents discuss drugs
with their children, fewer than one in three teens say they've learned a
lot about the risks of drugs at home.



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GQ Names The Top Ten Best Actors of Our Generation

G-Q names the top ten greatest actors of our generation in its March issue, including Oscar nominees Johnny Depp, Clive Owen, Don Cheadle, and Leonardo DiCaprio. Russell Crowe, Nicolas Cage, Benicio Del Toro, John C. Reilly, Gael Garcia Bernal, and Jim Carrey complete the first-ever G-Q best actors list.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=2883006

Kelly Clarkson Launches Her First Headline Tour 'The Breakaway Tour' as Back-To-Back Smash Hits Rule Top 40 Radio

Kelly Clarkson will launch her first solo headline tour on March 30 that will take her to 34 cities in the United States and Canada. "The Breakaway Tour" tour begins in Tulsa, Oklahoma on March 30. Clarkson will play a total of 35 dates in 34 cities, including Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. The tour concludes on May 29 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The venues will include some of America's outstanding theaters, including the Palace Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio; the Orpheum Theatre in Boston; D-A-R Constitution Hall in Washington, D-C; and the Paramount Theatre in Seattle.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=2882316

Editor's Note: RADIO INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY WEDNESDAY March 2, 2005 7:30-10:30 AM ET

What is the Future of HIV Treatment?
Prominent Physician Assesses the
Future of HIV Treatment Options

GUEST: BRIAN BOYLE, M.D., J.D.
Associate Professor, Cornell University Medical College



UNAIDS/World Health Organization estimates that nearly 40 million people are living with HIV/AIDS today, and 4.9 million more became infected in 2004. Although infection rates continue to rise, patients in the U.S. have more treatment options than ever including once-daily treatment regimens.

Traditionally, HIV treatments have required patients to take several pills at different times throughout the day. The heavy pill burden can be confusing and difficult for patients, leading them to miss doses, which, in turn, may decrease the medications' effectiveness. Newer treatment options, with once- daily dosing, may provide patients with greater convenience, while providing effective treatment.

Dr. Brian Boyle of Cornell University Medical College is available to provide your listeners with an overview of HIV treatment options available today as well as those in the pipeline that may help patients continue the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Click here for the full story and booking information: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/multiVu.jsp?option=Radio&resourceid=2877961

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PRNewswire -- Feb. 23


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