BEULAVILLE, NC– Eastpointe is sponsoring “Opioid 101 Training for Communities and Crisis Collaboratives”. The event will be held on April 12th from 10 until noon at Bladen County Cooperative Extension, 450 Smith Circle #N8, in Elizabethtown. The event is free. There is no cost to attend. The public is invited. To register, visit the Eastpointe training calendar on the homepage at www.eastpointe.net. This training session is for a wide array of focused participants, including the faith-based community, those involved in crisis collaboratives, and especially families impacted by opioid use disorders.
This is a course to clarify myths and fallacies that currently exist about opioid treatment and opioid use within our communities. Donald McDonald, MSW will lead the training session. McDonald is a former addict who is working to help others overcome their addictions. McDonald has been a leader in the growing recovery movement in North Carolina. He views addiction to drugs and alcohol as a disease that is best fought through prevention, treatment and long-term recovery; and supporting people who have gone through treatment so that they can avoid relapse. As the Executive Director of Addiction Professionals of NC, he promotes the highest standards of professional development for people working in the field of substance use disorder treatment, prevention and research.
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