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Family-Focused Addiction Prevention Forum Coming To Lansdale
The upcoming forum will include a guest presentation from an officer who recovered from opioid addiction.
LANSDALE, PA — A family-focused addiction prevention forum will be held in Lansdale next week.
The 10th annual event, organized by the Drug Addiction Resource Alliance (DARA), will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 1000 West Main Street in Lansdale.
The event begins with resource tables set up from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. The forum will be held from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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It will include a presentation from Officer Joe Peterson, who will detail "his personal journey to recovery." Also on hand will be Montgomery County Commissioner Ken Lawrence, along with numerous treatment providers and support groups to offer resources and answer questions.
Free naloxone and naloxone training will be provided.
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DARA, organized by local Judge Andrea Duffy in 2016, is a collective of community groups working together to fight the addiction crisis in Montgomery County. The groups will have many information tables available to browse at the meeting.
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