Basics of Drug Addiction in the African American Community

Please Join Us.

If you would like to learn more about the drug epidemic in our community and available resources to address it, then please join us for a FREE resource fair and presentation on the basics of drug addiction in the African American community.  

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 • 6-8 p.m.

Columbus Public Health – Auditorium

240 Parsons Ave., Columbus

6-6:30 p.m. – Resource Fair

6:30-8 p.m. – Presentation

This is an opportunity to learn about:

• Drug use in the community
• How to access resources and services
• Fentanyl and fentanyl test strips *(Free fentanyl test strips will be available.)
• Treatment options (including alternative treatment options)
• Barriers to treatment
• Drug laws
• Needle exchange programs
• How to get naloxone *(Free naloxone will be provided to the first 25 people who attend a brief training session at 6:15 p.m.)

Special guest speakers include:

• Cecil Ahad, Men For The Movement
• Health Commissioner Dr. Mysheika Roberts, Columbus Public Health
• Franklin County Coroner Dr. Anahi Ortiz
• Dr. Laura Espy-Bell, Ohio Health
• Amy O’Grady, Columbus City Attorney’s Office
• Debra Pounds, Arizona Counseling & Consultation Services
• Pastor Frederick LaMarr, Family Missionary Baptist Church