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December 4, 2018

Dreamland: America’s Opiate Epidemic and How We Got Here Webinar on Dece,ber 7; 1 - 2 p.m.

Submitted by Elaine Johannes

This Thursday’s (December 7; 1 - 2 p.m.) national Rural Health and Safety Education webinar features Sam Quinones, journalist, storyteller, and author of the acclaimed book, Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic. He will be discussing the factors that went into creating our national epidemic of opiate addiction: pharmaceutical marketing, demanding American health consumers, changes in our heroin market and more.

To join the webinar, go to http://ncrcrd.adobeconnect.com/ncrcrd1. “enter as a guest” is by default already chosen. Type your name into the text box provided, and click on “Enter Room.”

The webinar will be recorded and archived at http://www.canr.msu.edu/ncrcrd/webinars/rural_health_and_safety_education.

The Rural Health and Safety Education webinar series, "Combating Opioids," is hosted by Purdue University Extension and the NCRCRD as part of a USDA/NIFA and SAMHSA grant. This grant is supporting the implementation of the Strengthening Families Program 10-14 (SFP 10-14) in a number of Kansas communities in collaboration with Extension and local judicial districts.

To learn more about SFP 10-14 or other family strengthening programs offered by the Family and Child Development PFT, contact Elaine Johannes at ejohanne@ksu.edu.