Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. Joins National Inhalant Prevention Coalition at Press Conference to Combat Inhalant Use

Reston, VA (PRWEB) March 14, 2012 The Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC) will join the National Inhalant Prevention Coalitions press conferenc

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Reston, VA (PRWEB) March 14, 2012

The Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC) will join the National Inhalant Prevention Coalitions press conference addressing the dangers of inhalants, including helium. The event will raise awareness of the potentially deadly consequences of inhalants and include the distribution of updated resource materials for the media and parents. The press conference will take place on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. It is open to all journalists and members of the public.

It has been known for years that people have huffed helium for its voice altering effects. Websites, videos, TV ads, games, even a 1999 Super Bowl commercial reference how funny it can be changing your voice through helium, according to the National Inhalant Prevention Coalition. The reality is that huffing helium is no laughing matter. It can be deadly. Educating children on the dangers of inhalants, and adults on the consequences of abuse of products in their own home, is vital, said EIC President and CEO Brian Dyak.

Speakers at the press conference will include Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy; David Shurtleff, Ph.D., Acting Deputy Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH; Harvey Weiss, Executive Director of the NIPC; Brian Dyak, President/CEO of EIC; and Loriann and Justin Earp, the parents of 14-year-old Ashley Long, who died in February in Medford, OR after huffing helium.

EICs commitment to raising awareness and encouraging accurate depictions of the dangers of inhalant use through media began two decades ago. EIC continues to provide Hollywood's creative community with updated depiction suggestions on inhalant abuse and will urge them to use their productions to inform audiences through accurate depictions.

When you consider one show, one accurate depiction, reaches millions and can be passed on through conversation and social media to an even broader audience, it becomes clear that we must work with members of the entertainment industry to spread awareness, and not turn away from the implications of misuse of products," Dyak continued.

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