MEDIA ADVISORY:
December 10, 2007

DR. DAVID E. SMITH, RENOWNED ADDICTION TREATMENT SPECIALIST AND FOUNDER OF LEGENDARY HAIGHT ASHBURY CLINIC, TO SPEAK AT STONE EAGLE RETREAT IN MALIBU, CA

New State-of-the Art Addiction Rehabilitation Center to Host Open House Event on January 17, 2008 from 2-6 PM

WHO

Dr. David E. Smith, Founder of the famous Haight Ashbury Free Clinics of San Francisco and Executive Medical Director of the Prometa Center, will be the keynote speaker at Stone Eagle Retreat's Open House event on Thursday, January 17.

Dr. Smith is a national leader in addiction medicine, and has been honored as one of the "Best Doctors in America." He is a Fellow and Past President of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, Past Medical Director for the California State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, Past Medical Director for the California Collaborative Center for Substance Abuse Policy Research, and former advisor to the Betty Ford Center. Dr. Smith is also the Founder and Publisher of the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, has authored/co-authored 26 books, and has served as a technical consultant for 28 drug abuse related films. He has also been featured in a documentary called, "The 60's," hosted by Tom Brokaw, which is currently airing on The History Channel.

In 2006, Dr. Smith founded the Free Clinic Cooperative, a non-profit organization whose mission is to reach out to and support free medical clinics nationwide. Dr. Smith has also recently opened medical clinics in Santa Monica, CA (2006) and San Francisco, CA (2007) that use the PROMETA Treatment -- an innovative anti-addiction protocol that successfully treats drug and alcohol dependencies. Stone Eagle Retreat is the first residential & outpatient rehabilitation center to partner directly with The Prometa Center of Santa Monica.

WHAT

Dr. Smith, along with Dr. Matthew Torrington, Medical Director at the Santa Monica Prometa Treatment Center, will discuss cutting-edge treatments for addiction disorders. Hear about new medical discoveries that are uncovering the psychopharmacological truth behind substance abuse, and what can be done to stop it. Tour Stone Eagle Retreat's exclusive, state-of-the-art treatment facility with Clinical Director and Co-Founder, Nancy Szakacsy.

WHEN

January 17, 2008 from 2-6 PM

WHERE

Stone Eagle Retreat
1665 Encinal Canyon Road
Malibu, Ca 90265

ABOUT STONE EAGLE RETREAT

Co-founded by leading addiction specialist Nancy Szakacsy, Stone Eagle Retreat is leading the way in innovative and lasting substance abuse and dependence therapy. Located on twenty-one peaceful acres in the Malibu hills, Stone Eagle Retreat offers an exclusive, state-of-the-art healing environment which cares for only six patients at a time to ensure total privacy and individual service. For additional information, visit www.stoneeagle-retreat.com