Drug abuse symposium planned for Tuesday night in Salem
A drug abuse symposium will take place Tuesday night from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in Salem at the Community Center. The "Do No Harm" event co-sponsored by the Salem Police Department and Ohio CAN Change Addiction Now Columbiana County will feature a number of speakers from the criminal justice system, mental health and recovery agencies, the medical community, Ohio CAN and people in recovery.
SALEM, Ohio - A drug abuse symposium will take place Tuesday night from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in Salem at the Community Center.
The "Do No Harm" event co-sponsored by the Salem Police Department and Ohio CAN Change Addiction Now Columbiana County will feature a number of speakers from the criminal justice system, mental health and recovery agencies, the medical community, Ohio CAN and people in recovery.
The targeted audience includes community members, families, educators, local leaders, area residents in recovery.
"This is for the community so they can come in there and get any information they want," Ohio CAN President Brenda Hamilton of Salem said.
Hamilton explained that she kept hearing that people didn't know where to turn or where they could get help and people wanted to know what they could do as a community. They wanted information, so she spoke with Salem Police Chief J.T. Panezott and they teamed up for the event.
"We want to get as much information out there about the heroin epidemic as we can," Panezott said. "We can't arrest our way out of this."
Besides the speakers, there will be educational tables set up where people can get information on counseling and recovery.
