ADVISORY/City of West Hollywood Joins Efforts to Fight Nine Leading Addictions.

News/Entertainment Editors & Health/High-Tech Writers

ADVISORY...for Thursday (May 25)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Actresses Kate Linder and Donzaleigh Abernathy and Mayor Jeffrey Prang
            Participate in Launch of AddictionSolutions.com

WHAT:   In an effort to support the highly-anticipated May 24, 2000
        launch of AddictionSolutions.com -- the Online community for
        addiction education, help, and resources that connects addicts
        with treatment -- City of West Hollywood Mayor, Jeffrey Prang,
        will participate in related street marketing campaign efforts.
        Mayor Prang will publicly recognize AddictionSolutions.com and
        have his picture taken with the head-turning mobile billboard
        that has had area residents buzzing since it hit the streets
        of Los Angeles last week. Mayors from other Los Angeles County
        cities who will also participate in launch efforts include
        those from Bell Gardens, Huntington Park, City of Industry,
        Bellflower, and Carson.

        AddictionSolutions.com was founded in response to the vacuum
        of available treatment information and an overwhelming demand
        for help. Based in Los Angeles, AddictionSolutions.com has
        partnered with leading authors and therapists nationwide
        including Richard R. Irons, MD, Patrick J. Carnes, PhD/CAS,
        and Melody Beattie to provide the most comprehensive
        addiction-related service on the Internet for the nine leading
        addictions. The website provides addicts, their friends, and
        families with free immediate, one-stop access to the Online
        alternative for information, understanding, and assistance 24
        hours a day.

WHEN:   Thursday, May 25, 2000
        5:00 p.m.

WHERE:  West Hollywood City Hall
        (look for mobile billboard in front of building)
        8300 Santa Monica Blvd.
        West Hollywood, CA  90069
        [phone]

WHO:    Mayor Jeffrey Prang (West Hollywood, CA), Actress Kate Linder
        ("The Young and the Restless"), Actress Donzaleigh Abernathy
        ("Any Day Now"; Lifetime Television), Dr. Joe Takamine (AMA
        Task Force on Alcohol and Drugs), Dr. Ronald Linder (UCLA), Ed
        Ward (Director of Admissions, Impact Drug and Alcohol
        Treatment Center), Cri-Help Outreach Team (Los Angeles
        facility), and other individuals and organizations dedicated
        to the treatment of addicts.

              Interviews will be available upon request.
        Call [phone] for post-event summary and photos.