Opioids and Our Community

A free and public panel event with affinity-based breakout sessions.

The Chapel, First Baptist Church Newton Centre
Thursday, October 25
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

​Click Here for Free Registration
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Opioids have changed pain management for the better in many cases. This is a good thing. Unfortunately, they have also had a negative effect on our communities. They continue to leave a trail of fatalities, young and old, that cut across class distinctions and neighborhood locations. 

What are the stressors that young people face today? Are uses of opioids negative coping mechanisms facing our communities today? How best can we use the resources available to us to prevent and intervene in the problem of opioids?

PANELISTS

Deb Youngblood, Ph.D.
Commissioner of Health and Human Services, City of Newton, MA. 
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Brian DeLeskey, MSW, LICSW.
​Intervention/Prevention Counselor, Newton South High School, MA.
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Scott Weiner, M.D.
President of the Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians.
Director of Brigham's hospital-wide opioid education and stewardship program.
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BREAKOUT SESSIONS & FACILITATORS ​
Two identical 30-minute breakout sessions so participants can have the option to try two different sessions.
​WORKSHOP FOR TEENS THROUGH MUSIC AND DIALOGUE
RELIEVING STRESS THROUGH YOGA
ECUMENICAL INTERFAITH MEDITATION
​WHEN AND HOW TO USE NARCAN?

​Workshop for Teens through Music & Dialogue
Jeff Levin, M.A.T., M.S.W. Life Coach

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​Relieving Stress through Yoga
Peggy McLoughlin, E-R.Y.T., 500, YogaNewton
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​Ecumenical Interfaith Meditation
Alicia Johnson, Newton Interfaith Clergy Association
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​When & How to Use Narcan? 
Scott Weiner, M.D.
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