The heroin epidemic is taking a terrible toll on families and straining health providers, social service agencies and the legal system, nationally and here in Greater Cincinnati. People and organizations on both sides of the Ohio river have been working together to combat the dramatic rise in drug abuse and provide addicts and their families with the care and help they need.
Joining us to discuss the heroin crisis are Dean of the , Dr. Cynthia Reed; Director David Wilkerson; and and Director of Inmate Addiction Services at the , Jason Merrick.
, journalist and author of the bestseller , will be speaking at NKU on April 18 at 7 p.m., with a book signing at 6 p.m. A panel discussion will immediately follow. The event is part of a series hosted by the NKU? Health Innovation Center, which formally opens in 2018. For information and registration .
As part of its Think Tank series, the will present Community in Crisis: Confronting the Stigma of Addiction, featuring Sam Quinones, on April 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Registration is required, for information .