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The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (for ONDCP) has developed DrugStory.org to present the latest drug-related information to entertainment writers and feature journalists. DrugStory.org offers its audience of writers links to Web sites that offer detailed content on specific drugs and drug related issues.
This unique Web site provides writers with the opportunity to email specific questions to a select list of drug experts. The site is designed to help writers quickly locate and research critical information on specific drugs.
The content on DrugStory.org is comprised of the following categories of information:
- Web links to federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, and other informational resources. These links are annotated with a brief description of what the user will find on the target Web site.
- Publications, with an emphasis on brief fact sheets and other user-friendly, lay-focused publications. Whenever possible, the site includes the actual PDF file or document file for the publication, so that the user will not have to leave DrugStory.org.
- Contact information and Links to experts. DrugStory.org provides email links to drug experts so they can be contacted directly by a writer. The number of experts posted in a given section depends on the subject matter.
We are continually updating drug-related topics and expert contact names that fit within the goal of promoting accurate, informative depictions of substance abuse-related issues in the media.
About Us
The Media Campaign for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy developed DrugStory.org to present the latest drug-related information to entertainment writers and feature journalists. The site will offer writers links to Web sites that offer the most relevant and detailed content on specific drugs and drug related issues.
DrugStory.org provides writers with the opportunity to email specific questions to a select list of drug experts. The site is designed to help writers quickly locate and research critical information on specific drugs.
About the Media Campaign:
In 1998 the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy launched the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, a historic initiative to educate and empower all youth to reject illegal drugs, after receiving overwhelming bipartisan Congressional support. The Campaign targets youth ages 9-18-especially the vulnerable middle-school adolescents-their parents, and other adults who influence the choices young people make.
To get the word out across every economic and cultural boundary, the Campaign uses a mix of modern communications techniques-from advertising and public relations to Interactive media-and all possible venues-from television programs to after-school activities. The Campaign also teams up with civic and non-profit organizations, faith-based groups, and private corporations to enlist and engage people in prevention efforts at school, at work, and at play.
For additional information on the Campaign, visit http://www.mediacampaign.org.
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