Opiates, Addiction and our Community: MV Community Forum

As part of a growing need for a community wide response to the problem of opiates and addiction on Martha’s Vineyard, there will be a forum held on Monday, June 6th at the MVRHS Performing Arts Center from 7:00 – 9:00 PM. This forum is being organized by a coalition of community members and professionals who represent all aspects of the issue from prevention through recovery.

The forum will feature a panel of experts in the field as well as members of the recovery community. Topics of discussion will include: Understanding the Disease of Addiction; Presentation from members of Recovery Community; Available Resources and Data on Martha’s Vineyard; Forming a Community Coalition; and Q&A of the Panel.

Sponsored by: Aquinnah Police, Boards of Health, Break the Silence, Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office, Chilmark Police, Dukes County Commissioners, Dukes County Health Council, Dukes County Sheriff’s Department, Dukes County Substance Abuse Committee, Edgartown Police, Island Clergy Association, Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, Martha’s Vineyard Drug Task Force, Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, Martha’s Vineyard Regional School District, Members of the Recovery Community, Oak Bluffs Police, Tisbury Police, Vineyard House, West Tisbury Police, YMCA, and the Youth Task Force.