To help combat the county’s drug epidemic, the public is invited to attend “The Right Prescription for Success,” a town hall meeting hosted by Ocean County College and Barnabas Health Institute for Prevention’s DART Coalition of Ocean County, on Thursday, Sept. 17. The event will focus on the link between prescription drugs and heroin.
| Photo via Google Prescription drug and heroin abuse can impact perception and perspective. |
Expert speakers Rory Wells, assistant prosecutor for Ocean County, and Joel Pomales of Young People in Recovery will present the discussion.
“Wells will explore understanding the prescription pill/heroin downward spiral, and how important it is to stay focused on academic goals,” said RoseAnn D’Urso, manager of promotional programming at Ocean County College. “Pomales will discuss what life is like living with addiction.”
To help participants understand how drugs impact perception and perspective, drug goggles will be provided by the Ocean County Health Department.
The meeting will be held in two sessions, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and 12:30 to 1:45 p.m., in the Gateway Lecture Hall at OCC’s main campus, located on College Drive in Toms River. Admission is free. Refreshments will be provided by Jersey Mike’s Subs.
For more information about the event, call Kate Pandolpho, director of career, employment and counseling at OCC, at 732-255-0400, extension 2941, or Michele Buldo, DART Coalition coordinator at Barnabas Health, at 732-886-4757.
— Kelley Anne Essinger
This article was published in The SandPaper.
This article was published in The SandPaper.
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