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This event will honor three outstanding corporate leaders: Frank A. Bennack, Jr., Vice Chairman and CEO, Hearst Corporation; John J. Mack, Chairman and CEO, Morgan Stanley; and Leslie Moonves, President and CEO, CBS Corporation. The Partnership for a Drug-Free America will be celebrating and recognizing their longstanding support of the organization and its mission.
The Partnership’s longtime mission and passion have been to provide life-saving information for families dealing with drug and alcohol abuse, and the disease of addiction. Since the inception of the Partnership in 1987, there are 9 million fewer people using illicit drugs. Yet the problem continues to have a devastating impact around the country. Half of the 23 million Americans suffering from addiction are 29 years of age or younger. There are more than 2 million teenagers who need treatment. And, tragically, over 90% of these teens in crisis get no professional help.
Today, the Partnership is working with parents, world-renowned scientists, and parenting experts to develop programs that foster prevention and early intervention and provide help for those in trouble with drugs and alcohol. Funds raised at this event will support their work to help kids and families live safe, healthy, drug-free lives.
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