Dr. Drew and Drug Czar Host Online Chat

'TEENS AND DRUG USE: PARENTS' PRESCRIPTION FOR PREVENTION'

PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --

WHAT: September brings change to families of all school-aged young
people: new classes, new teachers, new friends, and new
experiences. Parents can be aware of trends in youth drug use,
such as abuse of prescription drugs, and actively help their
children avoid any drug use and other risky behaviors. Parents
are important.

Addiction expert and host of television/radio programs Celebrity
Rehab and Loveline, Dr. Drew Pinsky, and the new Director of
National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske, will host an online
chat, answering live questions as well as questions that you have
submitted in advance.

Dr. Drew and Director Kerlikowske will be on tap to answer your
questions regarding the problem of teen drug use, emerging
threats--
such as the abuse of prescription and over-the-counter
medicines--as
well as the integral role parents play in helping their teens make
good decisions.

WHEN: Wednesday, September 16, 2009
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon, Pacific Time

WHERE: To register for the chat and to submit questions in advance, go to:
http://chat.liveworld.com/events/theantidrug

Dr. Drew and Director Kerlikowske will be chatting live from the
Pasadena Recovery Center, Pasadena, Calif.

WHO: Gil Kerlikowske, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
Dr. Drew Pinsky, M.D., Board Certified in Addiction Medicine, and
host of VH1's Celebrity Rehab

SOURCE White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)

Christine Kourtides of ONDCP, +1-202-395-6618; or Laurie Ann Ryan of
Fleishman-Hillard Inc., +1-202-828-8865, for ONDCP