A program designed to curb both opiate addiction and reduce Livingston County's number of deaths and overdoses hosts a public education forum this week.
Project Opiate comes to Highlander Way Middle School in Howell Wednesday, May 11 at 7 p.m. to explain how prescription drug abuse often leads to full on drug addiction and heroin usage.
According to Francine Sumner, spokesperson for Project Opiate and chief probation officer for Livingston County’s 53rd District Court, a number of speakers are featured at this event, including Dr. Mark Menestrina, chief medical doctor at Brighton Hospital.
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The presentation also includes those affected by drugs, including a father whose daughter died of a heroin overdose; a woman formerly addicted to prescription drugs; and a mother trying to help her heroin-addicted son.
Speakers also will take part in a question-and-answer session.
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For more information about this event, e-mail fsumner@co.livingston.mi.us.