PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Monday, December 25, 2006

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Monday, December 25, 2006

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Teen Drug Use Declines 23 Percent in Five Years

Teen drug use has declined by twenty-three percent since 2001 for eighth, tenth and twelfth graders combined, with reductions in the use of nearly every drug in every drug prevalence category, according to the University of Michigan's 2006 Monitoring the Future study. This translates into approximately eight-hundred-forty-thousand fewer youth using illicit drugs in 2006 than in 2001. These reductions represent a nearly exact achievement of President Bush's goal of reducing youth drug use by twenty-five percent by 2006. Reductions in illicit drug use among eighth and tenth graders exceeded the President's goal, falling thirty and twenty-six percent since 2001, respectively.

The study also shows that while marijuana continues to be the most commonly used illicit drug among teens, current use of marijuana has dropped by twenty-five percent over the past five years.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3366152

Religious Views and Beliefs Vary Greatly by Country, According to the Latest Financial Times/Harris Poll

A Financial Times - Harris Poll conducted among adults in the United States and in five European countries, France, Italy, Germany, Great Britain and Spain, shows that Americans are more likely than Europeans to believe in any form of God or Supreme Being at seventy-three percent. Of the European adults surveyed, Italians are the most likely to express this belief at sixty-two percent and, in contrast, the French are the least likely at twenty-seven percent.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3365292

With Help From Oprah and Tyler Perry, 15 Families Left Homeless by Hurricane Katrina Are Home for the Holidays

Angels come in all forms and, this holiday season, fifteen families displaced by Hurricane Katrina have found their angels in Oprah Winfrey and filmmaker Tyler Perry. Perry, a native of New Orleans, donated one-million- dollars to Oprah's Angel Network, which in turn funded Habitat for Humanity's "Operation Home Delivery" to replace homes lost in the New Orleans flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina. Fifteen families moved into their new, fully-furnished homes in Baton Rouge, just in time for Christmas.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid= 3366467

World Renowned Multi Talented Artist Prince in Talks to Launch 3121 Magazine

In case Prince's music career doesn't quite pan out or he just grows tired of overseeing the activities of the hottest club to hit the Las Vegas scene, 'thirty-one-twenty-one,' at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, fans have no need to worry about what would be in store for the artist who has been feverishly taking over the valley with his late night, high energy musical escapades. It seems Prince is dabbling in the world of publishing.

The new 31-21 magazine, in development now, will feature interviews with musicians and exclusive photos taken by Prince. Currently on location shooting publicity shots for a new singer he is working with, Prince will be back in Vegas to ring in the new year at 31-21.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid= 3366332

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PRNewswire -- Dec. 25

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