The Silent Killer: From Your Medicine Cabinet to Heroin

Sam Quinones, LA Times reporter and author, has extensively researched prescription drug abuse and heroin use in America. He'll describe this epidemic and the need to break the silence that is causing families to suffer alone believing that only they are affected by addiction.

A panel including a recovering addict, a parent of a child suffering from addiction, and a treatment specialist will talk about how addiction has affected their lives. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard will drive home the point that prescription drug abuse and heroin use is occurring here in Oakland County.

Get information about safe medication disposal (your medicine cabinet is the #1 source of abused medications), substance abuse treatment programs, and local support groups.

Learn that drug addiction is a chronic disease that can be treated.

This event is designed for parents, teens and everyone else who is concerned about the future of our children and our community.

The event is free and open to all. Please attend.