All are welcome and encouraged to attend a special presentation — “Understanding Heroin, Addiction and the Brain” — on Monday, Dec. 12 in the McDonough Sports Complex. The event will run from 7 to 9 p.m. and is free.
Described as a “must see” for parents and community members, “Understanding Heroin, Addiction and the Brain,” will be hosted by Benita Zahn, News Channel 13 co-anchor and community health reporter, who will introduce several guest speakers and moderate a Q&A session. The keynote speaker will be Michael Nerney, a nationally-renowned expert in substance abuse education and prevention.
The event will address the current community crisis of heroin addiction. Attendees will learn that addiction is a disease that causes multiple changes within a user’s brain, and about the roles age and gender play in addiction. Treatment will take time, but recovery is possible.
Additional speakers and presentations will include:
— Rensselaer County Executive Kathleen Jimino
— Grant Jaquith, First Assistant United States Attorney
— “Chasing the Dragon,” film trailer presented by Richard Southwick, Assistant United States Attorney
— “There is Hope” presented by Eric Dyer
Event sponsors working in partnership with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York are:
— NOPIATES Committee for Change
— Rensselaer County Heroin Coalition
— Troy Drug Free Community Coalition
— RADAR (Rensselaer Area Drug Awareness Reality Coalition)
— New York National Guard Counterdrug Task Force
This event is free and open to all!
Please plan on attending, and bring a friend. You’ll be glad you did.
Published: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 13:10:10 +0000 by c.potvingiordano