American Bio Medica Strengthens Position in Educational Drug Testing
Market With New Resource Website for Schools
HUDSON, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 1999--American Bio Medica Corp. (NASDAQ: ABMC - news) today announced that it launched a resource website at www.drugfreeschools.com to assist schools in developing and implementing effective drug testing initiatives.
In addition to providing valuable information on starting a drug testing program as well as the legal issues regarding the topic, the www.drugfreeschools.com site also informs school administrators
about the common illegal drugs used by children, pertinent teen drug use statistics, and the links between violence and drug use.
''We are extremely pleased to introduce the first resource-based site that supports schools' efforts to initiate drug testing programs,'' stated ABMC Chairman and CEO Stan Cipkowski. ''We are dedicated to building strong partnerships with schools that are committed to establishing drug free environments.''
The Company explained that its marketing efforts in the educational sector are focused on forging relationships whereby ABMC can help schools initiate substance abuse testing programs. This strategy is crucial given that many school administrators are encouraged by the successful results of school drug testing campaigns across the country though still hesitant to establish such initiatives without a knowledgeable partner.
Cipkowski noted that the new resource website is the next step in ABMC's plan to provide the detailed support demanded by the educational drug testing market. Earlier this year, the Company
sponsored a nationwide series of conferences to educate schools regarding effective substance abuse screening programs. Based on the positive response to these conferences, ABMC said it intends to schedule additional seminars in the near future.
American Bio Medica Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets inexpensive, accurate, on-site drugs of abuse diagnostic kits and support services worldwide. The Company's global distributors target the workplace, clinical, rehabilitation, physicians, corrections, and educational markets. ABMC's Rapid Drug Screen(TM) is proven to correlate 100% with the standard laboratory screening test.
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