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News
Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 21, 2002
FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Contact: Rogene Waite, PIO
DEA Public Affairs
202-307-7977
National Foundation of Women Legislators
202-337-3565
DEA
DIRECTOR AND WOMEN LEGISLATORS
PARTNER TO FIGHT CLUB DRUGS
In a groundbreaking
move in the War on Drugs, the Drug Enforcement Administration will kick
off a nation-wide partnership with the National Foundation of Women Legislators
(NFWL). Asa Hutchinson, the Director of the DEA, and Robin Read, President
and CEO of the NFWL, will lead the national news conference on May 23
in Washington, D.C. The campaign will bring DEA agents and women legislators
from across the nation "Shoulder to Shoulder" in a common cause-educating
the American public about the dangers of Club Drugs such as Ecstasy and
GHB.
The national news
conference will be followed by news conferences hosted by lawmakers from
both political parties in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and
Puerto Rico.
"The focus of
this partnership is helping community leaders to understand the dangers
of Club Drug abuse, and then to spread this message within their communities,"
said DEA Administrator Hutchinson. "We want to combine DEA's knowledge
about these drugs with the legislators' commitment to taking that message
to the country."
Robin Read, President
and CEO of the NFWL calls the partnership, "one of the most innovative
programs the NFWL has embarked upon in its 64 year history. It's an important
step towards correcting the growing misconceptions that Ecstasy and other
Club Drugs are harmless."
Administrator Hutchinson
and Ms. Read will be joined at the news conference by women legislators
at all levels of government. Other speakers include Rep. Jennifer Dunn
(R-WA). Administrator Hutchinson will also answer questions about narcoterrorism.
Location: The Senate
Swamp Area (in front of the U.S. Capitol Building)
Rain Location: Senate Mansfield Room
Date: May 23, 2002
Time: 2:00 PM
For additional information
contact DEA Communications Specialist Rogene Waite at 202-307-7977 or
NFWL at 202-337-3565. |