NCJA Workshop - Strategies for Combating the Opioid Epidemic

    Event Type: 
    Training Delivery - Webinar
    Monday Aug 08, 2016 - 01:45pm to 03:15pm EDT
    Event Description: 

    Join the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) and the Addiction Policy Forum for a workshop on Strategies for Combating the Opioid Epidemic. The workshop will be broadcast live on August 8 from 1:45-3:15 pm EST from the National Forum on Criminal Justice in Philadelphia, PA.

     The topics for discussion will include:

    • The key elements in a comprehensive approach to addiction;
    • What recent research shows about what works;
    • Successful strategies for alternatives to incarceration.

    The presenters will be:  

    • Jon Blodgett, District Attorney, Essex County, MA
    • Jim Pugel, Chief Deputy, King County, WA Sheriff’s Office
    • Pam Rodriguez, President/CEO, TASC
    • Jessica Nickel, Executive Director, Addiction Policy Forum
    • David Steingraber, Senior Policy Adviser, NCJA (Moderator) 

    To learn more about the workshop and to register for the livestream, click here.

    This livestream event will be the first in a series of six workshops/webinars, co-sponsored by NCJA and the Addiction Policy Forum, focused on translating the science of combating addiction into practice

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    Organizer Information
    Event Organization: 
    National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA)
    Program Areas: 
    Law Enforcement
    Substance Abuse/Drugs
    Groups audience: 
    - Private group -