Extra April Lunch and Learn Features National Speaker
McKenzie
Health System, in collaboration with Sanilac County Families Against Narcotics
and A Chance to Change Drug
and Alcohol Testing, L.L.C., is excited to welcome Michael DeLeon,
founder of Steered Straight, Inc., to a special Lunch & Learn workshop on
Wednesday, April 25, 2018, Noon to 1 p.m., in the McKenzie Health System Back Dining
Room. Steered Straight, Inc. is a New Jersey based organization focused on
addressing and preventing drug abuse through youth and community education. The
cost for the workshop is $5, and lunch is included in the price.
Pre-registration is required by calling Nina Barnett at 810-648-6127.
“Mr.
DeLeon will be presenting ‘Under the Influence’”, a community- and parent-focused
educational workshop combining the prescription
drug abuse epidemic with the exploding increase in heroin use/misuse, as well
as the pending push to legalize marijuana for recreational use,” reports Louise
Blasius, LMSW, LPC, Director
of Human Services at McKenzie Health System. “Coupling this with changing
trends with synthetic drugs, e-cigarettes, vapors, and alcohol, this seminar
educates its audience on how to better understand and prevent, as well as stop
the overdose and overdose death epidemic we are suffering from in our country.”
“We are fortunate to have such a well-known and dynamic speaker
coming to Sanilac County!” shares Blasius. “DeLeon has been featured on NBC,
FOX NEWS and CNN, and his workshops and presentations have been well-received
across the nation. He will be presenting to students in local high schools as
well that day in a multi-faceted approach to drug use prevention. We are
gratified to be part of this vital effort to stop overdoses and overdose deaths
in our community!”
“Come join us as we learn more about concrete steps we
can take to STOP the prescription drug abuse epidemic that is reaching into
Sanilac County!” urges Blasius. “As always, the workshop will be presented in a
relaxed, personal atmosphere and questions will be encouraged.” For more information about the workshop,
contact Louise Blasius at 810-648-6181; to reserve your spot, contact Nina
Barnett at 810-648-6127.