The 2005 PRISM Awards Capitol Hill Showcase, sponsored by the Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC), The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), News Corporation and the FX Network, featured highlights from the 9th Annual PRISM Awards on the evening of September 13, 2005 in the Dirksen Senate Office Building. In celebration of National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, members of Congress, federal agency officials, and other national leaders gathered to lend their encouragement to the entertainment industry for the accurate depiction of drug, alcohol and tobacco use and addiction in film, television, music, video and comic book entertainment.

The Capitol Hill Showcase was supported by bi-partisan Congressional Honorary Committees comprised of over 75 members of the Senate and House of Representatives, some of whom spoke at the event in support of the entertainment industry’s efforts to shed light on the issue of substance abuse and addiction. Featured speakers at the Capitol Hill Showcase were Representatives Mark Foley, Diane Watson and Michael Honda; EIC President & CEO Brian Dyak; NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow; FCC Commissioner Michael Copps; News Corporation Executive VP of Government Affairs Mike Regan; and Charles Curie, Administrator of the Substance and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). This is the fifth consecutive year the Showcase has taken place on Capitol Hill.

This year, an extended version of the PRISM Awards and Capitol Hill Showcase will be distributed on DVD, along with a discussion guide, for use in over 11,000 treatment centers nationally as part of National Recovery Month. Support for the distribution is provided by from NIDA and SAMHSA. Recovery Month is an annual observance that takes place during the month of September, highlighting the societal benefits of substance abuse treatment, the contributions of treatment providers, and the message that recovery is possible.