The Brent Shapiro Foundation

About Me

The Brent Shapiro Foundation for Drug Awareness was founded upon the death of Brent Shapiro, a twenty-five-year-old USC senior. Brent was a man with a large and loving heart who was also a Dean's List student and an athlete, raised in a good home with two loving parents and a supporting younger brother. He was afflicted with the disease of alcohol dependency. After eighteen months of sobriety, he thought he could experiment with alcohol. He drank at a party and took a half of a tab of Ecstasy, then he went into a coma and was buried a day and a half later.If this can happen to him, it can happen to anyone.

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The Brent Shapiro Foundation has three purposes. The first is to raise awareness of the disease, both for children and their parents. The second is to support new and extensive research, in the hopes of identifying a genetic basis for this disease and developing methods of early identification, prevention and treatment. Finally, the Brent Shapiro Foundation hopes to take away the stigma of this disease by creating honest discussions around the country, and educating people that this disease should be treated no differently than any other. It is our belief that the solution, the answer, and the possible cure lies in a new and different approach.

My Blog

TAKE OUR SIMPLE SURVEY!

Hi Everyone,In an effort to learn more about the disease of chemical dependence, The Brent Shapiro Foundation has created a blind and non-judgmental survey. Ma...
Posted by The Brent Shapiro Foundation on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 03:26:00 PST

SOBER DAY USA 2007!!!!

On Monday, May 7th 2007, The Brent Shapiro Foundation along with Prolym and Revolution Eyewear kicked off the 2nd Annual Sober Day USA celebration with a bang at Paramount Studios in Hollywood. Set in...
Posted by The Brent Shapiro Foundation on Wed, 30 May 2007 11:37:00 PST

1st Annual Rock & Shop for Awareness Sample Sale

In celebration of our first year, The Brent Shapiro Foundation joined forces with high-end clothing giants, The Denim Revolution, to bring you the 1st Annual Rock & Shop for Awareness Sample Sale. He...
Posted by The Brent Shapiro Foundation on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:34:00 PST

BSFDA showcased at Van's Warped Tour 2006

The Warped Tour in July is known for its key summer ingredients; sun, fun and music...but now we can add one more component to that perfect equation: Awareness. Thanks to the Foundation..s presence at...
Posted by The Brent Shapiro Foundation on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:45:00 PST

House of Hype Event for 2006 MTV Movie Awards feat. BSFDA!

On the first two gorgeous days in June, House of Hype opened its doors in honor of 2006 MTV Movie Awards, and benefiting The Brent Shapiro Foundation. Set in a prestigious Beverly Hills estate, The Ho...
Posted by The Brent Shapiro Foundation on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 11:55:00 PST

Robert Shapiro's Requests for Additional Funding of Prevention and Treatment Programs

Attorney Robert L. Shapiro, Chairman, The Brent Shapiro Foundation for Drug Awareness Los Angeles, California Testified before the U. S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Subcommitt...
Posted by The Brent Shapiro Foundation on Thu, 18 May 2006 01:25:00 PST

Stars come out to support 1st Annual Sober Day USA

Hollywood displayed its support for the Annual SOBER DAY USA: A Day of Awareness sponsored The Brent Shapiro Foundation of Drug Awareness on Monday, May 1, 2006 Hollywood party, the 1st Annual Sober D...
Posted by The Brent Shapiro Foundation on Thu, 18 May 2006 01:20:00 PST

Las Vegas Town Hall Meeting

On Monday May 1, 2006, The Brent Shapiro Foundation, in conjunction with the Goshen Community Development Coalition and BEST Coalition, both of kicked off SOBER DAY USA: A Day of Awareness. Hosting a ...
Posted by The Brent Shapiro Foundation on Thu, 18 May 2006 01:19:00 PST

Laughs Abound as Funds Are Raised at USC Event

Thursday, May 4th 2006 In the middle of finals, The Brent Shapiro Foundation for Drug Awareness and USC's Interfraternity Council (IFC) joined forces to sponsor a comedy "study break." Students poure...
Posted by The Brent Shapiro Foundation on Thu, 18 May 2006 01:17:00 PST