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ICYMI: Panel to Discuss West Bloomfield's Growing Heroin Problem

Doctor, police officer, social worker and the people most affected by heroin use – addicts and their families – will discuss escalating use.

A recovering heroin addict, police officer, social worker and emergency room doctor will be on a panel discussing an uptick in the use of heroin in West Bloomfield later this month.

“Heroin in West Bloomfield” will be presented from 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, 6777 W. Maple Road. The program will be held in the demonstration kitchen.

The panel includes:

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  • Dr. Michael Feld, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, Emergency Department
  • Chief Michael Patton, West Bloomfield Police Department
  • Lisa Kaplan, LMSW, CAADC, ACSW; Program Coordinator for Maplegrove Community Education
  • Dave, a recovering addict
  • Father of recovering addict

The program is sponsored by the Greater West Bloomfield Community Coalition and Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital and Maplegrove Center.

For more information, please contact the Greater West Bloomfield Community Coalition at (248) 928-4942 or visit www.gwbcoalition.org.

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