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X-WR-CALNAME:Turning the Tide on Opioid Addiction: A Virtual Roundtable
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DESCRIPTION:Unfortunately\, the opioid crisis has significantly worsened du
 ring the COVID-19 pandemic. Today\, families representing all socioeconomi
 c backgrounds and regions across the U.S. have been affected either direct
 ly or indirectly by the devastating epidemic. “Turning the Tide on Opioi
 d Addiction” is a roundtable discussion that brings together leading exp
 erts in academic\, legislative and public health roles who will address th
 e current state of the opioid epidemic\, as well as goals and solutions co
 ncerning the ongoing crisis.\n\nModerator Bill Flanagan will weave questio
 ns from the audience into the conversation and ask the well-known leaders 
 to share their personal stories and their thoughts on which decisions and 
 actions will have a positive impact on families\, communities and economie
 s throughout the country.\n\nParticipants\n\nBernard J. Costello\, DMD\, M
 D—Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Science Integration and former De
 an\, School of Dental Medicine\, University of Pittsburgh\, and creator of
  the Pain Care Pledge™\n\nMadeleine Dean\, JD—Congresswoman\, D-4th Di
 strict\n\nRahul Gupta\, MD\, MPH\, MBA—Director\, Office of National Dru
 g Control Policy\, and former Director\, West Virginia Bureau of Public He
 alth\n\nArt Haywood\, JD—Pennsylvania State Senator\, D-4th District\n\n
 Jennifer Smith—Pennsylvania Secretary of Drug and Alcohol Programs\n\nJi
 m Struzzi—Pennsylvania State Representative\, R-62nd District\n\nModerat
 or\n\nBill Flanagan—Host and Producer\, WPXI-TV’s “Our Region’s Bu
 siness” and Chief Corporate Relations Officer\, Allegheny Conference on 
 Community Development
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SUMMARY:Turning the Tide on Opioid Addiction: A Virtual Roundtable
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.pitt.edu/event/turning_the_tide_on_opioid_ad
 diction_a_virtual_roundtable
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CATEGORIES:Virtual
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