UNITE FOR THE FIGHT

The Islip cluster of school district superintendents cordially invite you to attend Unite for the Fight: Communities Against Substance Abuse Forum.

Anthony Rizzuto, director of the Seafield Center (treatment facility for drugs and alcohol) will moderate a distinguished panel of experts to help build awareness and one day bring an end to the tragic substance abuse epidemic on Long Island. The panel of speakers will include: John Venza, VP of Adolescent Residential Services, “Current Trends in Teen Substance Use…Prevention by Staying Ahead of our Kids”; Susan Laveglia, community liaison officer/4th Precinct, “Operation Medicine Cabinet & The Social Host Law”; Charles Bernard, DEA agent, “The Opiate Express: Legal Responsibilities for Parents and Their Children”; and KellyAnne & Connor, “A Mother and Son’s Journey from Addiction to Recovery.” The Hauppauge High School Stage the Change Players also will perform original vignettes from a student’s perspective. Following the presentations, representatives from local agencies specializing in substance abuse and prevention will be available to meet with parents to discuss individual questions and concerns and to provide drug testing kits.

Monday, March 30, 2015

7:00-9:00 p.m.

Hauppauge High School

500 Lincoln Blvd.

Hauppauge, New York