Opiate forum Tuesday night at Shoreline Center

Opiate forum Tuesday night at the Shoreline Center, 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline 98155, from 6:30pm - 8:00pm in the Shoreline Room at the north end of the complex.

The community is invited.

The open and free forum is designed to provide an opportunity for education and discussion about the opiate crisis and how it affects our communities. 

It is a project of Shoreline Police, Lake Forest Park Police, and Shoreline Public Schools.

Below is the agenda:

Introductions – Coquille Johnson- Drug and Alcohol Counselor, Shoreline Schools

• Rebecca Miner, Ph.D- Superintendent, Shoreline School District
• Chief Shawn Ledford, Shoreline Police Department
• Chief Steve Sutton, Lake Forest Park Police Department

Law Enforcement Perspective (Chief Sutton MC)

• Steven Freng, Psy.D., MSW- Prevention/Treatment Manager, Northwest HIDTA
• Ricardo Quintero- Diversion Program Manager, Drug Enforcement Administration
• Richard Cooper- Detective, King County Sheriff’s Office

Resources (Chief Ledford MC)

• Alison Newman, MPH- Center for Opioid Safety Education, University of Washington
• Michelle Peavy, Ph.D.- Research and Training Manager, Evergreen Treatment Services
• Liz M. Braun, Ph.D.- CEO, Residence XII Alcohol & Drug Treatment Services for Women
• Andrea Arany-Kovacs- Counselor
• Amy Justham- Pharmacist, Albertsons/Safeway
• King County Secure Medicine Return (slides only – Chief Sutton will narrate)

Questions from the audience (Coquille Johnson MC)