Heroin & Prescription Painkillers town hall presented by Prestera
at St. Mary’s Conf. Center on April 4th from 6:30-8 PM
Please join Prestera Center and Cabell County Substance Abuse Prevention Partnership for a community dialogue on the heroin crisis in our region. Be a part of the community-wide action plan to fight heroin and prescription painkiller abuse.
3 CEU’s available for SW, RN, Addiction and Recovery. CEU’s are currently in the process to be secured for LPC and EMS as well.
Prestera will be presenting “Heroin and Prescription Painkillers,” a 20 minute video produced by Hazelden Publishing. Listen to experts and first hand stories from people in recovery from addiction to opioids. This video is appropriate for all audiences.
We will be discussing with local experts:
• What’s Working
• What’s Missing
• Where Do We Go From Here
Panelists Include:
Karen Yost – CEO Prestera Center
Dr. Kevin Yingling – Marshall Universtiy School of Pharmacy
Chris Dean – Cabell/Wayne Day Report Center
Chief Joe Ciccarelli – Huntington Police Department
Tim Hazelett – Cabell Huntington Health Department
Dr. Chafin – Director of the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Steve Burton – Help4WV
Special Guests: Certified Peer Recovery Coaches
Submitted by : Michelle Perdue, Director of CCSAPP
Cabell County Substance Abuse Prevention Partnership
United Way of the River Cities
820 Madison Avenue
Huntington, WV 25704
tel 304.523.8929 x 110
fax 304.523.9811