White House Drug Policy Office to join Mothers Against Drunk Driving to Release New Data on Traffic Fatalities; Announce Partnership and Resources to Combat Emerging Threat of Drugged Driving
White House Drug Policy Office to join Mothers Against Drunk Driving to Release New Data on Traffic Fatalities; Announce Partnership and Resources to Combat Emerging Threat of Drugged DrivingNew Data to Reveal Details of Fatally Injured Drivers Who Tested Positive for Drugs; MADD to Announce Plans to Address Drugged Driving
Washington, D.C. – Gil Kerlikowske, Director of National Drug Control Policy will join Jan Withers, National President of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), and victims of drugged driving at a news conference to release an analysis of the National Highway and Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). The analysis will reveal demographic details of fatality injured drivers who tested positive for drugs. Additionally, in light of the emerging threat to public safety from drugged driving, MADD will announce plans to address the issues of poly-abuse (both drugs and alcohol) and drugged driving.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving was founded by a mother whose daughter was killed by a drunk driver, and it is now the nation’s largest nonprofit working to protect families from drunk driving and underage drinking, while also supporting victims of drunk and drugged driving.
The Office of National Drug Control Policy seeks to foster healthy individuals and safe communities by effectively leading the Nation’s effort to reduce drug use and its consequences. For more information about the Office of National Drug Control Policy and it programs visit:
# # #
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dr. Drew Weighs In On MJ Death Trial
seated in the Michael Jackson death trial. They will decide whether Dr. Conrad Murray is guilty of involuntary manslaughter. He’s accused of administering a fatal dose of a surgical anesthetic to Michael Jackson.
The focus of the trial … How did the King of Pop really die? It’s a question the world’s been asking for over two years. We’ll be covering this trial gavel-to-gavel. With my background in medicine and addiction, I’ll be sharing a point of view that you won’t hear anywhere else.
In my opinion, having a personal physician is a terrible idea for any celebrity because there are systems in place to take care of patients properly. To have a personal physician for an addict or somebody with psychiatric problems is a recipe for very serious trouble.
I don’t know why Dr. Murray felt that it was appropriate to be the sole caretaker of a complicated patient like Michael Jackson. That’s something that should never be done.
I actually feel very sorry for Dr. Murray. I think he got himself into a situation where he was way over his head – into an area that he truly didn’t understand.
Dr. Murray’s attorney Edward Chernoff claims that Dr. Murray did not know what trouble MJ was in when he accepted this job. I have no doubt that’s true, but once he got in there and discovered what he was dealing with, he should have assembled a team. That was his responsibility.
Murray’s attorney also said that Murray wanted to help him get off propofol to sleep.
Propofol is a short-acting barbiturate-like sedative that we use in emergency rooms or ICUs. It’s something I’ve never seen outside of a hospital. It’s not a typical drug of addiction because no one can get access to it.
I want to make something clear. This is not about sleeping. This is about drug withdrawal. Insomnia is a symptom, not a diagnosis. There is no way that Jackson could have been taking what he took the night he died and tolerated that without having had tolerance to those substances.
The combination of drugs and the doses of those drugs and the route of administration would be enough to put a dozen people to sleep for a week.
I could see no evidence that Jackson’s substance use was being dealt with – and there MJ was about to go on a strenuous tour.
I have a lot more to say about this case. Join me weeknights at 9 p.m. ET on HLN as we look deeper into the behaviors involved in the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray.
Posted by: HLN Host Dr. Drew Pinsky
Dr. Drew’s ‘Lifechangers’ Invites Viewers Into His Home
Dr. Drew assured a roomful of reporters Thursday that his new daytime talk show, Lifechangers, will showcase others’ lives change as well as his own.
When Drew Pinsky’s latest TV effort hits the small screen in September, he’s prepared to invite viewers into his home. The Telepics-produced series, which will air on the CW as part of a two-episode block from 3 to 4 p.m., will not only introduce them to his wife but also delve into the couple’s own adjustment to life as empty nesters. Pinsky’s 18-year-old triplets, two boys and a girl, are heading off to college, leaving Pinsky and his wife to get to know each other all over again, he told the press during a stop on the Television Critics Association summer press tour.
Among the other differentiators between this show and Pinsky’s previous efforts, including Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew and Sober House, will be the opportunity for him to work with non-celebrties who are dealing with a variety of different personal issues.
“One of the things that comes across my Twitter feed is, ‘Why don’t you deal with regular folks?’ ” said Pinsky, noting that he had originally conceived Celebrity Rehab as a concept that included both “regular” people and stars. ”But it became increasingly clear to me that regular people can’t really consent for that because they don’t know what it feels like to be filmed when this kind of work is being done.”
All Summer TCA 2011 Coverage on THR
He added, “I’m very anxious that here we work with regular people.”
As for his own status, he was asked whether adding another show to his already full slate — he hosts an HLN show in the evenings and Loveline at night — will damage his brand. His response: “We’ll find out,” he shrugged, adding that his apparent ubiquity isn’t that uncommon in a splintering media environment.
“But there aren’t going to be more [shows],” he added, smiling. “I’ve filled my day up.”
Say No to Drugs Half Marathon at The Pasadena Rose Bowl.
Join this fun event to help drug education and awareness institutions to prevent juvenile drug abuse and violence.
Registration to participate is now open and the fee is $55 per person.
The race will take place on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 7:30 AM. It will start and finish at the Rose Bowl. The course is scenic, periodically hilly and comprised of a combination of road and trail.
The Half Marathon capacity is set at 3,000 participants. Age group top finishers will win a prize. Fabulous gifts will be given away after the races to participants in attendance at the time of the give away.
There is also a “Kiddie Fun Run” ($20 -preregistration) where kids between the ages of 2 and 8 can participate.
Proceeds benefit drug education and awareness program run by the Boys and Girls Club of America, Friends of Narconon and the Drug Free Marshals Campaign.
Visit www.saynotodrugsrace.org for registration and more information.
Come to the Artist in Recovery and Service Benefit Concert.
Don’t miss the opportunity to help a great cause.
Tickets to this benefit concert are available can be bought through Paypal at sragewear@aol.com
For more lnfo call: 858 722 7626.
In support, the Pasadena Recovery Center has offered a 30 day stay at our facilities for a beneficiary of this event.
This event is hosted by our Jennifer Gimenez from Sober House!
