{"id":16584,"date":"2017-11-02T20:31:21","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T01:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=16584"},"modified":"2017-11-02T20:32:14","modified_gmt":"2017-11-03T01:32:14","slug":"sinclair-hosts-opioid-epidemic-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2017\/11\/02\/sinclair-hosts-opioid-epidemic-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinclair hosts opioid epidemic event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">America\u2019s opioid epidemic is the topic of discussion for speakers including Mayor Nan Whaley, Sheriff Phil Plummer, and Barry Meier of the New York Times, at the November 2 and 3 event at Sinclair\u2019s building 12. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sinclair Community College is collaborating with Antioch University and ThinkTV to facilitate the two-day discussion about the epidemic that has so drastically affected the nation, state, city and the lives of many people. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2, the event begins with a keynote presentation from N.Y. Times journalist and Pulitzer Prize winning writer Barry Meier. Meier began reporting about the opioid crisis in 2001 and has written a book called \u201cPain Killer: A \u2018Wonder\u2019 Drug\u2019s Trail of Addiction and Death\u201d which was published in 2003. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event includes a screening of the Tribeca Film Festival premiered \u201c1000 Junkies,\u201d directed by Tommy Swerdlow, who is known for writing the screenplays of the movies \u201cCool Running\u201d and \u201cSnow Dogs.\u201d Swerdlow himself is a recoverer of a two-decade long battle with addiction. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event includes panel discussions with community experts, local policy makers, first responders and caregivers. The panels include Sinclair alumni Will McChesney, Prison Education Program Director Cheryl Taylor, Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley and Montgomery County Sheriff Phil Plummer. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thursday\u2019s activities end at 5 p.m. and resume on Friday at 10 a.m. Among the speakers and panel discussions the event will also include Narcan training and a Master Class called \u201cStorytelling and Democracy: Creating Positive Change,\u201d led by award winning directors Peter Werner and Stuart Sender. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0For more information about Creating a Narrative for Change: The Opioid Crisis, visit Sinclair\u2019s event page on sinclair.edu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Will Drewing<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Managing Editor<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>America\u2019s opioid epidemic is the topic of discussion for speakers including Mayor Nan Whaley, Sheriff Phil Plummer, and Barry Meier of the New York Times, at the November 2 and 3 event at Sinclair\u2019s building 12. 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