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Partnership for a Drug Free America, is a quasi governmental organizational partnership between major ad agency and media companies and the Office of National Drug Control Policy. It promotes abstinence based prevention themes and messages to youths through a wide range of media.

• Chair, Roy J. Bostock

Contents 1 Basic description 2 History 3 Personnel 4 Funding 4.1 Sources Quoted from their 1998 Annual Report 4.2 Sources Quoted from their 1999 Annual Report 4.3 Sources quoted from their 2001/2002 Annual Report 5 Case studies 5.1 "Flatliners" 6 Contact information 7 Resources

Basic description

Founded in 1986. The Partnership for a Drug-Free America is a nonprofit organization uniting communications professionals, scientists and parents. Best known for its national drug-education campaign, the Partnership’s mission is to reduce illicit drug use in America.

The Partnership helps parents and caregivers effectively address drug and alcohol abuse with their children. A major new initiative now unfolding integrates the latest science and research with the most effective traditional media and digital communication techniques to give parents the tools, resources and support they need to help their children lead healthy lives. This effort – the first ever for the Partnership – will include a web-based interactive information resource center, parent-to-parent support network, a national toll-free call center and user-friendly online/offline tools.

Current major focus is the abuse of methamphetamine, prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs.

http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/DrugIssue/Features/Prescription_Medicine_Misuse

History

A chronological listing, including the date the organization was founded (and disbanded), along with highlights of activities in which the organization has participated. If an activity warrants more description than you can summarize in a few sentences, create a separate article about the activity.

Personnel

A list of individuals, past and present, who are either paid employees of the organization or who have collaborated with it on an ongoing basis.

Funding

As of this writing (April, 2006) 2001/2002 is the latest Annual Report available from the Partnership website, 1998 is the earliest.

Sources Quoted from their 1998 Annual Report

PRIMARY CORE SUPPORT
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

ADDITIONAL CORE SUPPORT
Nonprescription Drug Manufacturers Assn.
State of California Dept. of Alcohol Drug Programs
U.S. Department of Education
Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Assn.

FOUNDATION, CORPORATE and INDIVIDUAL GIFTSUP TO $100,000 PER YEAR
American Home Products Corporation
Bayer Corporation
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. James and Didi Burke
Chrysler Corporation Fund
Joseph Drown Foundation
Eastman Kodak Company
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
H.J. Heinz Company Foundation
Johnson & Johnson
Metropolitan Life Foundation
McNeil Consumer Products Company
Novartis Consumer Health, Inc.
Perrigo Company
Pharmacia and Upjohn Company
The Procter & Gamble Company
Schering-Plough Foundation
SmithKline Beecham Consumer
Healthcare
The UPS Foundation
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Warner-Lambert Company

FOUNDATION and CORPORATE GIFTS UP TO $30,000 PER YEAR
BankAmerica Foundation
BellSouth Corporation
BMG Entertainment
Capitol Records
Chevron Corporation
Exxon Corporation
Ford Motor Company
General Electric Foundation
General Motors Foundation
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Merck Company Foundation
Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation
Morgan Stanley Group
PACCAR Foundation
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
State Farm Companies Foundation
Thompson Medical Company, Inc.
Whitehall-Robbins Company
The Xerox Foundation

FOUNDATION, CORPORATE and INDIVIDUAL GIFTSUP TO $15,000 PER YEAR
Avon Products Foundation
Carter-Wallace Foundation
Chase Manhattan Bank, NA
Citibank, NA
Hallmark Corporate Foundation
Hoffman-LaRoche, Inc.
Omega Advisors
OZ Records, LLC
The Pfizer Foundation, Inc.
Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation
Mr. Richard Reiss
Rockwell International Corporation
Ann and Herbert Siegel Fund

FOUNDATION, CORPORATE and INDIVIDUAL GIFTSOF $500 TO $5,000 PER YEAR
Atlantic Mutual Company
Automatic Data Processing
Baltimore Life Insurance Company
Bloomberg LP
Buhl Foundation
Caterpillar Foundation
Chubb Corporation
The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints Foundation
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Cologne Life Reinsurance Company
Corning Foundation
Nathan Creaser Memorial Fund
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial
Dailey and Associates
John Deere Foundation
EG & G Foundation
Forbes Magazine
GenCorp Foundation
Glaxo-Wellcome, Inc.
Greenwich Academy, Inc.
Hershey Foods
Home Box Office
J & H Marsh & McLennan
KABC-TV
KFWB & KTWV - FM
Kings Care Foundation
Mr. Thomas Lister
Mark Family Foundation
McGraw-Hill
Meadowlark Foundation
New York City Transit Authority
Noware Productions
Ohio National Foundation
PepsiCo, Inc.
RoNetco Supermarkets, Inc.
S. Matthews, Inc.
Sealy Corporation
Simon & Schuster
Springs Industries, Inc.
Mr. Charles B. Stiles, Jr.
Michael Swickey, Jr. Memorial Fund
Mr. David Versfelt, Esq.
VF Corporation
John L. Weinberg Foundation

Sources Quoted from their 1999 Annual Report

PRIMARY CORE SUPPORT
THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION FOUNDATION
CORPORATE, AGENCY AND INDIVIDUAL GIFTS UP TO $1,000,000 PER YEAR
Mr. & Mrs. James and Didi Burke
The Carmel Hill Fund
David R. Clare & Margaret C. Clare Foundation
The Starr Foundation
State of California Department of Alcohol & Drug Programs
FOUNDATION, CORPORATE, AGENCY AND INDIVIDUAL GIFTS UP TO $100,000 PER YEAR
Abercrombie & Fitch
The Atlantis Group
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association
The Coca-Cola Company
Comcast Cable Communications, Inc.
The Hearst Foundation, Inc.
H.J. Heinz Company Foundation
IBM
Johnson & Johnson
Eastman Kodak Company
The Procter & Gamble Fund
Schering-Plough Foundation, Inc.
U.S. Department of Education
Warner-Lambert Company
FOUNDATION, CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL GIFTS UP TO $30,000 PER YEAR
BellSouth Corporation
Chevron Corporation
Continental Airlines
DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund
E.I.duPont de Nemours & Company
Emerson Charitable Trust
ExxonMobil Foundation
The GE Fund
General Motors Foundation
Kimberly-Clark Foundation
Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.
Metropolitan Life Foundation
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
Polycom, Inc.
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
State Farm Companies Foundation
The UPS Foundation
Xerox Foundation
FOUNDATION, CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL GIFTS UP TO $15,000 PER YEAR
American Home Products Corporation
Bechtel Foundation
Carter-Wallace Foundation
Chase Manhattan Bank Foundation
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Hallmark Corporate Foundation
Julien J. Studley, Inc.
PACCAR Foundation
Pfizer Foundation, Inc.
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Sprint Foundation
Tribune New York Foundation
William F. Costello Fund
FOUNDATION, CORPORATE, AGENCY AND INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $1,000 TO $5,000 PER YEAR
3 Arts Entertainment
Atlantic Mutual Companies
Automatic Data Processing
AXA Foundation
Bloomberg L.P.
Mr. Roger O. Brown
Carat USA
Caterpillar Foundation
CBS Foundation, Infinity Broadcasting Corporation,
Los Angeles
Chubb Corporation Charitable Trust
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Cologne Life Reinsurance Co.
Corning Incorporated Foundation
Cummins Engine Foundation
Dailey & Associates Advertising
Delphi Automotive Systems Foundation
Drug Enforcement Administration, Los Angeles Division
Dunkin’ Donuts
FAO Schwarz
GenCorp Foundation
Mr. Leon Gross
Hershey Foods Corporation
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
John Deere Foundation
KZLA-FM
Los Angeles Unified School District
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
NBC Entertainment
Noware Productions
Ohio National Foundation
RoNetco Supermarkets Inc.
Sumner & Ester Feldberg Foundation, Inc.
Total Entertainment
Mr. & Mrs. David and Mary Versfelt
Warner Brothers
WB 11

Sources quoted from their 2001/2002 Annual Report

PRIMARY CORE SUPPORT
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
FOUNDATION, CORPORATE, AGENCY AND INDIVIDUAL GIFTS UP TO $1,000,000 PER YEAR
Mr. & Mrs. James and Didi Burke
MetLife Foundation
The Starr Foundation
State of California Department of Alcohol & Drug Programs
FOUNDATION, CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL GIFTS UP TO $100,000 PER YEAR
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Inc.
Comcast Cable Communications, Inc.
Consumer Healthcare Products Association
H.J. Heinz Company Foundation
International Business Machines Corporation
Johnson & Johnson
Joseph Drown Foundation
Eastman Kodak Company
The Procter & Gamble Fund
Schering-Plough Corporation
Pfizer Foundation, Inc.
FOUNDATION, CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL GIFTS UP TO $30,000 PER YEAR
Bayer Corporation
BellSouth Corporation
Chevron Corporation
The Coca-Cola Company
DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
Emerson Charitable Trust
F.M. Kirby Foundation
The GE Fund
General Motors Foundation
GlaxoSmithKline
Kimberly-Clark Foundation, Inc.
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
Novartis Consumer Health, Inc.
PACCAR Foundation
Perrigo Company
Universal Studios Pay-Per-View
The UPS Foundation
U.S. Department of Education
FOUNDATION, CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL GIFTS UP TO $15,000 PER YEAR
Bechtel Foundation
Bolt, Inc.
The Carter-Wallace Foundation
Tribune New York Foundation
Wyeth
The Xerox Foundation
FOUNDATION, CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $1,000 TO $5,000 PER YEAR
Atlantic Mutual Companies
Automatic Data Processing
AXA Foundation
Ben & Jerry’s
Bloomberg L.P.
Caterpillar Foundation
Channel One Communications Corporation
Chubb Foundation
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Corning Incorporated Foundation
Deere & Company
DeNovo Corporation
The William F. Foss II Memorial Foundation
Omnova Solutions Foundation
Harte-Hanks
Mr. & Mrs. Loren and Birgit Hershey
Hershey Foods Corporation
Home Box Office
Household Bank
KZLA Radio
Lead Dog Inc.
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
Marshall Family Charitable Fund
Meadowlark Foundation
Mr. William Murnin
Ohio National Foundation
Gertrude Kaufman Silver Foundation
Sandra and Lawrence Simon Family Foundation
William E. Simon Foundation
Song & Dance Too, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. David and Mary Versfelt
FOUNDATION, CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $500 TO $1,000 PER YEAR
Ms. Roxanne Brandt
Ms. Karen Clark
Davox Corporation
Eller Media Company
Mr. & Mrs. Allan and June Feldman
ICT Group
Infocus II
John Buttine, Inc.
Mr. Everett Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Robert and Terri-Ann Pennypacker
Mr. Robert Pinsky
Messrs. Chris, Wally, and Dan Thomas
Tribune

Case studies

"Flatliners"

One advertisement - which had to be taken off the air when its truth was revealed - showed an EEG "flat-line" of someone supposed to be on some kind of drug. What was actually being displayed were brain-waves of a person asleep or in a coma.

Contact information

Partnership For A Drug-Free America
405 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1601
New York, NY 10174
Phone: 212-922-1560
Fax: 212-922-1570
Web: http://www.drugfree.org/

Resources

Partnership 2001/2002 Annual Report
Charity Navigator Rating
Wikipedia's PDFA page
"This is your brain on drugs" page at Wikipedia
Information on EEG's and Alpha waves
"Flatliner" debunking reference