Health and Community Services
November 15, 2007

Media Advisory: Minister to Launch New Addictions Awareness Campaign

The Honourable Ross Wiseman, Minister of Health and Community Services, will join regional addictions counsellors at the Addictions Services Office in Manuels tomorrow (Friday, November 16) to officially launch the new Get Up On It campaign for addictions awareness. The event will begin at 2:00 p.m. at Suite 208, Villa Nova Plaza, 130 Conception Bay Highway.

Get Up On It is an annual addictions awareness campaign that began in 2005 and focuses on the prevention of addictions in youth.

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Media contact:
Glenda Power
Director of Communications
Department of Health and Community Services
709-729-1377, 685-1741
glendapower@gov.nl.ca

2007 11 15                                                  12:50 p.m.

 


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