Thursday, March 1, 2012

Fed: Queensland student wins award for drug video

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Fed: Queensland student wins award for drug video

CANBERRA, Dec 19 AAP - A Queensland film student today won a $5,000 award for a videoraising awareness of problems surrounding the use of party drugs like alcohol and ecstasy.

The award was sponsored by the Australian Medical Association (AMA), to promote a positivehealth message to a young audience.

Carl Baker, a student from the Queensland College of Art in Brisbane, used 3-D animationfor his 30 second video.

AMA president Kerryn Phelps said that the AMA did not condone the use of illicit drugsbut recognised that it did happen.

"As a community we need to work to ensure the harm associated with party drugs is minimised,"

she said.

AAP so/kjp/cjh/de

KEYWORD: PARTY (PIX AVAILABLE)

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