Opioid Crisis Luncheon
Name:
Opioid Crisis Luncheon
Date:
September 10, 2018
Time:
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CDT
Event Description:
Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards and North Oaks Health System Chief Medical Officer Dr. Robert Peltier will speak to Greater Hammond Chamber members on Monday, Sept. 10, about how the opioid crisis is affecting Tangipahoa Parish, and what steps are being taken.
Louisiana is facing an opioid crisis, with more than 340 opioid-related overdose deaths in the state in 2016. While the main driver has been prescription opioids, heroin and synthetic opioid-related deaths have also increased. In 2017, Louisiana formed the Act 88 – Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education (HOPE) to draft an interagency plan, to coordinate parish-level data on overdoses and to coordinate a central online location to disseminate information and resources.
The luncheon will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Historic Michabelle Inn at 1106 S. Holly St., in Hammond.
Pre-registration is required and is $30 per individual. Reserved tables of 8 are available for $390.
Louisiana is facing an opioid crisis, with more than 340 opioid-related overdose deaths in the state in 2016. While the main driver has been prescription opioids, heroin and synthetic opioid-related deaths have also increased. In 2017, Louisiana formed the Act 88 – Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education (HOPE) to draft an interagency plan, to coordinate parish-level data on overdoses and to coordinate a central online location to disseminate information and resources.
The luncheon will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Historic Michabelle Inn at 1106 S. Holly St., in Hammond.
Pre-registration is required and is $30 per individual. Reserved tables of 8 are available for $390.
