MCSAAC Opiate Forum for Shoreline Communities

Painkiller Use to Opiate Abuse to Heroin Epidemic
Connecticut loses hundreds of citizens every year to opiate overdoses.
Thousands more are addicted and still more are in recovery.
Join Us for a Community Forum
Location:
Westbook Library (rear entrance),
61 Goodspeed Drive Westbrook, CT

State’s Attorney Peter McShane and State Trooper Wayne Buck will discuss the sources of excess opiates including doctor-shopping, pill peddling, the diversion of narcotics and heroin sales – and what they’re doing about it.

Dr. J. Craig Allen, MD will tell us about trends in pain-killer use, how it can lead to addiction and heroin, and doctors’ response to the crisis.

​DMHAS Commissioner Miriam Delphin-Rittmon speaks about resources for treatment at the state level.

Rounding out the panel will be a young person in recovery (Aware Recovery Care), describing the slow journey back from addiction.

Sponsored by Middlesex County Substance Abuse Action Council
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