ADVISORY/Foremost Expert on Responsible Alcohol Sales and Service to Comment on New Report on Underage Drinking

Business Wire, Sept 10, 2003

News Editors/Assignment Desks

ADVISORY...for Wednesday (Sept. 10)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Expert on Alcohol Server Training Programs Adam Chafetz Available

for Comment

    WHAT: On Wednesday, September 10, the National Academies'
        Committee on Developing a Strategy to Reduce and Prevent
        Underage Drinking will be releasing its report, "Underage
        Drinking: A Collective Responsibility." This long-awaited
        report provides recommendations for reducing underage drinking
        and alcohol-related problems and was corroborated by a panel
        of international experts representing the Committee on
        Developing a Strategy to Reduce and Prevent Underage Drinking,
        the Board on Children, Youth, and Families, and the National
        Research Council, and is the most comprehensive assessment of
        underage drinking currently available.

    WHO: Adam Chafetz, CEO of Health Communications, Inc., and
        foremost expert on responsible alcohol sales and service, will
        be available for comment on the report. Chafetz testified
        before the initial panel that was convened prior to conducting
        the recent study. Under his leadership, the TIPS (Training for
        Intervention ProcedureS) program has certified over 1,500,000
        trainers and servers nationwide. Chafetz is available to speak
        on:

        - The use of a national media/PR campaign;

        - Continued research;

        - Localized efforts that could help;

        - Educating youth about alcohol; and

        - Alcohol advertising and tax issues.

    WHEN: Chafetz is available anytime before or after the conference
        for comment.

Health Communications, Inc. (HCI), located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, markets the TIPS (Training for Intervention Procedures) program, a worldwide intervention program that promotes responsible sale and consumption of alcohol. TIPS is the most widely recognized alcohol server training program in the United States. Founded in 1982 by the Health Education Foundation and Dr. Morris E. Chafetz, founding director of the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, HCI educates and trains all facets of society in the responsible sale and consumption of alcohol. TIPS has been recognized by several organizations, including the Department of Transportation, the Department of Health and Human Services, the American Hotel and Motel Association, the Center for Substance Abuse and Prevention and the National Commission Against Drunk Driving.