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The Impact of Addiction on Youth, Family & Community

A F.I.S.T- Families in Support of Treatment Event for our Community

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Who: The Community Parent Center, the Bellmore Merrick-CHSD and the Bellmore-Merrick Community Coalition are collaborating with F.I.S.T- Families in Support of Treatment

What: The Impact of Addiction on Youth, Family & Community

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A F.I.S.T- Families in Support of Treatment Event for our Community

When: Thursday, January 26th 2017 – 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

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Where: Brookside School – Auditorium

1260 Meadowbrook Road – North Merrick, New York

Why: Please Join Us for an Evening of Help, Hope and Compassion.

As most of you already know we are in the midst of an Opiate Epidemic which has caused a record number of overdose fatalities and is causing devastation to families and communities across Long Island. This event will offer a plethora of resources at a 45 minute resource fair and a 90 minute program which will have expert speakers covering, the current landscape of addiction, Impact of addiction on the family, Prevention Signs & Symptoms, Treatment Options, Message of Recovery & Hope and Advocacy. This will be followed with Q&A with all the presenters.

We encourage you to come, bring a friend and empower yourself with information that will help in efforts to protect your family and community.

To Register click on the link below or copy and paste into your browser http://conta.cc/2ho65Dk

For More Information contact:

Anthony Rizzuto -- F.I.S.T. Families in Support of Treatment

516 316-6387 -- anthony@familiesinsupportoftreatment.com

or

Susan Ellinghaus – BMCHSD

516-992-1082 – sellinghaus@bellmore-merrick.k12.ny.us

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