March 25: Cleveland - Confronting Northeast Ohio’s Heroin Epidemic

Over the past decade, heroin use in our community has spiked, and with it, the number of heroin-related deaths. Our panelists will discuss the crisis and efforts to combat it. Judge Matia will explain the crisis’s causes and the drug court’s operations. Joe Pinjuh will discuss the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s efforts to confront the crisis from the law-enforcement side. And Vince Caraffi will explain the County Board of Health’s approach to coordinate the health care response to the epidemic.
Title:

Confronting Northeast Ohio’s Heroin Epidemic
When/Where:
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Offices of Squire Patton Boggs
4900 Key Tower
127 Public Square
Cleveland, OH
Speakers:

• Joe Pinjuh, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office
• Hon. David Matia, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas and Cuyahoga County Drug Court
• Vince Caraffi, Supervisor, Cuyahoga County Board of Health

By:
American Constitution Society Northeast Ohio Chapter
Credit:
1.0 hours of CLE credit is available for this event.
Cost:
Free
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