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DanceSafe in the Media

Since the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) launched its $54 million Anti-Club Drug Campaign in December 1999, DanceSafe has received hundreds of calls from reporters and producers seeking information about Ecstasy and other drugs, and harm reduction. With DanceSafe's help, the media have been able to offer the public a more balanced and factual portrait of the role of drugs in the rave and nightclub scene. Below you will find a long, but by no means comprehensive, list of major articles, television and radio programs in which DanceSafe has been featured. Where possible, we have linked to the actual story.

Mon, 5 Feb 2001
WIRED News
Writer: Leena Pendharkar
Airing Ideas on Ecstasy (Report on Feb. 3 State of Ecstasy Conference)

Thu, 11 Jan 2001
Bay Area Reporter (CA)
Writer: Ed Walsh
Harm Reduction' Group Screens Pills Outside Gay Venue

Tue, 02 Jan 2001
Vancouver Sun (CN BC)
Writer: Camille Bains
Ecstasy Rules Rave Scene In Vancouver

Wed, 20 Dec 2000
Garden Island (HI)
Writer: Jack Anderson
Column: Debate Goes On Over Drug 'Ecstasy'

Sun, 10 Dec 2000
The Eagle-Tribune (MA)
Writer: Fernanda Santos
Drug Copycats Can Be Fatal

Thu, 07 Dec 2000
Bay Area Reporter (CA)
Writer: Tonne Serah
Time To Talk About What We Drop

(radio) Tue, 05 Dec 2000
NPR Morning Edition
Ravers Facing Dangers From Ecstasy

(television) November 30, 2000
MTV and 48 Hours aired one-hour specials on November 30. Click here for commentary.

Mon, 27 Nov 2000
Capital Times, The (WI)
Writer: Jason Shepard
Rave Group Aims To Make Drug Use Safer For Youths

Sun, 26 Nov 2000
Asbury Park Press (NJ)
Writer: Carol Gorga Williams
New Drug Peril May Be On The Way

Thu, 11 Nov 2000
Writer: Brett Sokol
Raver Madness: Scare tactics, uniformed soldiers, clueless social workers,
and a compliant Miami Herald

Sat, 11 Nov 2000
Charlotte Creative Loafing (NC)
Writer: Adam J. Smith
Prohibition In Their Prime

Mon, 06 Nov 2000
Greenville News (SC)
Writer: Andy Paras
Designer-Drug Trend Has Authorities Playing Catch-Up

November 2000
chickclick.com Writer: Emily Huber
Is It Really Ecstasy?

October 2, 2000
ABC 20/20 Special on Ecstasy

Thu, 14 Sep 2000
Bay Area Reporter (CA)
Writer: Ed Walsh
Drug Education Goes To Gay Clubs This Weekend

Sun, 20 Aug 2000
New York Times Writer: Shayna Samuels
They Also Dance Who Party The Night Away

DanceSafe commentary on this show

Other commentary on the 60 Minutes II show:

Fri, 28 Apr 2000
NewsWatch,
Writer: Maia Szalavitz
60 MINUTES" OF ECSTASY (NOT)
The MDMA media circus misses another opportunity to educate the public

Fri, 04 Aug 2000
San Jose Mercury News (CA)
Writer: Elise Ackerman
JUST SAY 'IS IT OK?
Non-Profit DanceSafe Promotes 'Harm Reduction' Approach To Drugs

August 2000
Cosmopolitan
Writer: Mary Ann Marshall
The Scary Truth about Ecstasy

Thu, 03 Aug 2000
Dallas Observer (TX)
Writer: Lisa Singh
THE STRAIGHT DOPE

Playing It Safe Is All The Rave For Kids Seeking Peace, Love, And Ecstasy

July 31, 2000
Los Angeles Times
Writer: Richard Chon
Group's Drug Testing at Raves Raises Concerns Critics accuse DanceSafe of encouraging use. Saving lives is goal, founder says.

Sat, 22 Jul 2000
San Jose Mercury News (CA)
Group At Raves To Teach About Danger Of Drug Use

Sat, 22 Jul 2000
San Diego Union Tribune (CA)
Associated Press
GROUP ATTEMPTS TO MAKE RAVES SAFER But Anti-Drug Officials Less Than Enthusiastic


Fri, 21 Jul 2000
San Francisco Chronicle (CA)
Writer: Mark Martin
Page: A1 - Front Page
THE ECSTASY AND THE AGONY
Group Tries To Reduce Risk By Testing Pills

Thu, 06 Jul 2000
Salon.com
Writer: Ted Oehmke
THE POISONING OF SUBURBIA:
18-year-old girl died after taking a pill she thought was ecstasy. Is her death a sign of more tragedies to come?

Sun, 02 Jul 2000
Chicago Sun-Times (IL)
Writer: Shu Shin Luh
Ravers Want to Keep Their Parties Going

US Web: Online Free Speech On the Line

Fri, 30 Jun 2000
Source: MoJo Wire
Writer: Jake Ginsky
ONLINE FREE SPEECH ON THE LINE

Update: The idea of criminalizing the distribution of drug-related information is catching on, from the US Congress to the United Nations

Fri, 23 Jun 2000
San Francisco Chronicle (CA)
Writer: Edward Epstein, Chronicle Staff Writer
S.F. PANEL SAYS CLUBS SHOULD PROVIDE WATER
Use Of Ecstasy Raises Danger Of Dehydration

Mon, 19 Jun 2000
Michigan Daily (MI)
DENIED ECSTASY Assault On Free Speech Is Unnacceptable

Fri, 09 Jun 2000
LA Weekly (CA)
Writer: Rico Gagliano
ECSTASY WITHOUT FEAR
Dancesafe Uses Web Site To Make Rave Dosing Less Risky

June 5, 2000
Cover Story
Time Magazine
Writer: John Cloud
The Lure of Ecstasy

DanceSafe commentary on this article

Mon, 22 May 2000
Vacaville Reporter (CA)
Writer: Julie Davidow
Man Puts Club Drugs to the Test

Sun, 05 Mar 2000
Boston Herald (MA)
Writer: Dave Wedge
Ecstasy Subs Heighten Drug Danger

Wed, 22 Dec 1999
National Post (Canada)
Writer: Mitchel Raphael
DRUG HARM REDUCTION IS THE NEXT 'SAFE SEX'
Most In The Dance Scene Don't Want To Die, But Need To Be Educated Resources:

RESOURCE:The Media Awareness Project, TIME Magazine, CBC News.



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