PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Friday, September 8, 2006

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Friday, September 8, 2006

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National Study of U-S Teens Shows Fewer Youth Confident in War on Terrorism and War in Iraq Than in Past Years

Approaching the fifth anniversary of the September 11th attacks, a study of U-S teens (ages thirteen to eighteen) shows youth believe that America will not succeed in the war on terror or in the war in Iraq. Only thirty-eight percent of teens trust the government in Washington to do what is right in the war on terrorism -- half the percentage that agreed with that statement following the 2001 tragedy (seventy-six percent). Fewer youth currently feel assured that the government can prevent future attacks, and they are not optimistic that the war in Iraq will end any time in the near future.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3287576

Fewer Teens Using Illicit Drugs, New Survey Shows

Overall illicit drug use among teens is down for the third year in a row, according to the largest and most comprehensive study of drug use in the United States released Thursday. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health showed a significant decline in illicit drug use among twelve to seventeen year olds since 2002, particularly marijuana use.

Since 2002, current illicit drug use among twelve to seventeen year olds is down from eleven-point-six percent to nine-point-nine percent (2005). That marks a cumulative drop of fifteen percent, or three-hundred-sixty-seven- thousand fewer youth (twelve to seventeen) using any illicit drug in the past month in 2005 compared to 2002. In that same time period, current marijuana use also decreased from eight-point-two percent (2002) to six-point-eight percent (2005), a drop of seventeen percent overall.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3287622

Smash Arts and Rhino Entertainment Release Bedtime Beats(TM): The Secret to Sleep

The National Institutes of Health estimate some forty million Americans suffer from one or more chronic, long-term sleep disorders, and perhaps another twenty million have frequent difficulty sleeping soundly at night and staying fully alert during the day.

To address this widespread problem, Smash Arts, in a joint venture with Rhino Entertainment, will release the two-C-D set, Bedtime Beats(TM): The Secret to Sleep -- the first-ever all classical music package created in response to an investigational study supporting classical music as a sleep remedy.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3287866

Ford Motor Company Delivers First Presidential Hybrid, a Mercury Mariner, to President Clinton

Ford Motor Company has announced the delivery of a Mercury Mariner Hybrid "Presidential Edition" to former President Bill Clinton -- the first hybrid vehicle to be outfitted for presidential service. The Presidential Mariner Hybrid will be formally accepted by President Clinton at the Clinton Global Initiative conference set for September 20th through the 22nd in New York City.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3287665

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PRNewswire -- Sept. 8

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