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Opioid/Substance Abuse Forum Oct 16 at Ashburn Station

Discussion in 'Local Area Events' started by The Broadlands Community, Oct 12, 2018.

  1. The Broadlands Community

    The Broadlands Community Well-Known Member

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    When: October 16, 2018 @ 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    Where: Ashburn Station, 20272 Savin Hill Dr, Ashburn, VA 20147

    Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman invites the public to a forum featuring a panel of experts who will tackle the ongoing national opioid epidemic.

    The opioid/substance abuse forum, hosted by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, will feature the Baltimore-Washington High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program, former officials with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and representatives from Loudoun County Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Loudoun County Public Schools, local law enforcement leaders, elected officials and community advocates.

    The panel, moderated by Loudoun Sheriff Chapman, will include high profile experts including:

    U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Comstock
    Director Tom Carr, Baltimore-Washington HIDTA
    Richard Fiano, DEA Chief of Operations (Retired)
    James Plowman, Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney
    Karl C. Colder, Colder Allied Consulting, LLC., DEA (Retired)
    John Whitbeck, Family Practice Attorney
    Melissa Hinton, Community Recovery Advocate, Project Loudoun Serenity House
    Michelle Petruzzello, Loudoun County Mental Health, and Substance Abuse
    Blaise Carland, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Loudoun County Public Schools


    Residents will also hear from Middleburg resident Rick Collette, who was part of the Faces of Loudoun campaign to raise awareness about opioid addiction in our own backyard. After losing his wife to cancer, his daughter turned to medication for an escape from her grief. In March of 2016, she died from an overdose. She was only 25-years-old.

    The forum and roundtable discussion is part of the regional Heroin Operations Team (HOT) formed in April 2015. Loudoun County Sheriff Chapman joined Congresswoman Comstock to form the Heroin Operations Team (HOT), a regional heroin initiative, after observing a marked increase in drug overdoses in 2015. HOT employs a comprehensive approach that includes enforcement (at all levels), education, prevention, and treatment by incorporating local, state and federal law enforcement.

    In 2017, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office saw a decrease in both opioid overdoses and overdose deaths, in comparison to a region where overdose deaths exponentially grew, in some cases, well over 50%.

    The HOT initiative has developed new legislation, targeted enforcement at the street level and of suppliers, deployment of naloxone (NARCAN) to Loudoun Deputies, expansion of drug awareness programs in the community and Loudoun County Public Schools, and the extension of partnerships with mental health resources.

    Captain Dave Hibberd
    Station Commander Ashburn Station
    20272 Savin Hill Drive
    Ashburn Va
    Station Number- 571-258-3000
    Desk- 703-771-5007
     

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