Pubdate: Fri, 12 Feb 2016
Source: Portland Press Herald (ME)
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Author: Patty Weber

OPIOID OVERDOSES TOPIC AT FALMOUTH DISCUSSION

Every day, an average of more than 80 Americans die from opioid 
overdoses. The number of Maine residents seeking treatment for opiate 
abuse has tripled since 2010, and the number of babies born affected 
by prenatal exposure to drugs or alcohol increased by 68 percent 
between 2010 and 2014.

The National Council of Jewish Women is hosting a panel discussion on 
this subject from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Falmouth Public Library, 
5 Lunt Road.

The event will be open to the public, and featured guests will be 
Portland Police Chief Michael Sauschuck; Oliver Bradeen, the Portland 
Police Department's substance abuse disorder liaison; and the Rev. 
Alice Hildebrand, head of the bereavement team at Maine Medical Center.

For more information, call 781-2351.

Patty Weber

Falmouth
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