Press Conference and Ribbon Cutting for Target America: Opening Eyes to the Damage Drugs Cause, April 1 in Detroit

  WHAT:    Press conference and ribbon cutting for Target America: Opening
            Eyes to the Damage Drugs Cause

  WHEN:    Friday, April 1, 2005 - 8 a.m.  Media, photographers, reporters
                                   10 a.m. Ribbon cutting ceremony and press
                                            conference

  WHERE:   The New Detroit Science Center, 5020 John R Street, Detroit

  WHO:     Drug Enforcement Administrator Karen Tandy
           Dept. of Health and Human Services, Center for Substance Abuse
            Prevention Director Beverly Watts-Davis
           President and CEO of the Detroit Science Center Shawn Kahle
           Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. National Manager John McCandless,
            exhibit sponsor

Target America: Opening Eyes to the Danger Drugs Cause, a new exhibit developed by the Drug Enforcement Administration Museum, will open to the public Saturday (April 2) and run through Oct. 2, 2005, at The New Detroit Science Center. The powerful exhibit is sponsored by Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

The one-of-a-kind exhibit is aimed at children and their families giving them an in-depth look at drug production and narco-terrorism. Displays include interactive kiosks, education about drug trafficking in Michigan, the inside of a methamphetamine lab and more. It is a must-see, powerful exhibit about the impact of drugs on the human body, society and terrorism.

On Friday morning, at the Press Conference, DEA Administrator Karen Tandy and other officials will speak and answer questions. Photographers are welcome beginning at 8 a.m. Friday.

PRNewswire -- March 31