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CDC Telebriefing on Economic Costs of Excessive Alcohol Consumption in the U.S., 2006

WHAT

CDC will host a telephone-only media briefing on a new study looking at the economic costs of excessive alcohol consumption.

Who

Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., Director, CDC
                       
Stephen Wing, Associate Administrator for Alcohol Policy, SAMHSA

Ralph Hingson, Sc.D., M.P.H., Director, Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research, NIAAA

Robert D. Brewer, M.D., M.P.H., Alcohol Program Lead, CDC

When

Monday, October 17th at 12 p.m. ET

DIAL-IN:
Media: 888-795-0855
Non-Media: 800-857-2747
PASSCODE: CDC Media

Important Instructions
If you would like to ask a question during the call, press *1 on your touchtone phone. Press *2 to withdraw your question. You may queue up at any time. You will hear a tone to indicate your question is pending.

TRANSCRIPT
A transcript of this media availability will be available following the briefing at the CDC web site at www.cdc.gov/media.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES