According to the Surgeon General, 78 people die every day from opioid overdose. Overdose deaths have now surpassed homicides in Louisiana and nationwide. It is time to change the conversation around addiction as a moral failing, and promote the fact that addiction is a chronic disease. There is hope and help for opioid addiction, but we have to be willing to talk about it.

The Community Forum will include a panel discussion, Q & A session, and a book signing with featured panelists Michael Cartwright, the CEO of American Addiction Centers, and Dr. Howard Wetsman, Chief Medical Officer of Townsend. Free copies of the books will be available.

Light refreshments will be provided.

To learn more about Townsend Treatment Centers, visit Townsendla.com or call 504-303-4335.