Spanish language forum on opioid epidemic coming to Phoenix
A bag of 4-fluoro isobutyryl fentanyl, which was seized in a drug raid, is displayed at the DEA Special Testing and Research Laboratory in Sterling, Virginia, in this file photo.
(AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
Equality Health Foundation in collaboration with The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office will host a community forum conducted entirely in Spanish to raise awareness of the fentanyl and opioid crisis in South Phoenix.
The forum will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6 at the Salvation Army Kroc Center, 1375 E. Broadway Road, in Phoenix.
The event will open with remarks from County Attorney Rachel Mitchell followed by an expert panel to include MCAO Prosecutor Hermelinda Garcia, Terros Health Center Director Ray Young, and community members Ronnie Morales and Martha Ayala.
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Spanish language forum on opioid epidemic coming to Phoenix
(AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
A bag of 4-fluoro isobutyryl fentanyl, which was seized in a drug raid, is displayed at the DEA Special Testing and Research Laboratory in Sterling, Virginia, in this file photo.
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What: Spanish language fentanyl and opioid crisis community forum
When: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6
Where: Salvation Army Kroc Center, 1375 E. Broadway Road, Phoenix
Special to Independent Newsmedia
Equality Health Foundation in collaboration with The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office will host a community forum conducted entirely in Spanish to raise awareness of the fentanyl and opioid crisis in South Phoenix.
The forum will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6 at the Salvation Army Kroc Center, 1375 E. Broadway Road, in Phoenix.
The event will open with remarks from County Attorney Rachel Mitchell followed by an expert panel to include MCAO Prosecutor Hermelinda Garcia, Terros Health Center Director Ray Young, and community members Ronnie Morales and Martha Ayala.
The panel will be moderated by Heidi Renpenning, Univision Arizona news anchor.
Garcia will provide a criminal justice perspective, current fentanyl drug trends and insight into how the MCAO prosecutes drug related cases. Ronnie Morales, with his mother, Martha, will share their story about battling opioid addiction and a parent’s perspective. Young will provide insight into understanding substance abuse, the importance of mental health and why fentanyl is so addictive.
“My office has seen the devastating effects the fentanyl crisis has had on our community. Our teens, who are most affected by this crisis, don’t know what fentanyl is or how deadly it can be,” County Attorney Rachel Mitchell shared in a press release. “We owe it to them to be informed. While one pill can kill, one conversation can save a life.”
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