NJPN Annual Addiction Conference 2022

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

CLOSING PLENARY PLENARY DESCRIPTION

CAREER CONNECTIONS

Raising Lazarus: The Search for Solutions - and Hope - To Addiction, The No. 1 Destroyer of Families in Our Lifetime

(VISIT THE LOUNGE)

Beth Macy Journalist, Author

This session will share the background for Beth Macy’s acclaimed book – and subsequent Hulu series - Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted and highlight the advanced research into her follow up book Raising Lazarus, Hope, Justice, and the Future of America’s Drug Crisis (released August 2022) which focuses on solutions to the opioid crisis and the heroic efforts of frontline workers who are applying harm reduction practices on the streets of America. It also will document the efforts of activists and parents of the dead who are trying to hold the Sackler family accountable for the crisis they helped create.

If you would like to learn more about the various substance use and mental health related careers in New Jersey, be sure to visit “Career Connections,” accessible through the “Lounge.” Our goal this year is to enhance the visibility of all not-for profit prevention and addiction service providers at the NJPN Annual Addiction Conference 2022, in an effort to attract new and diverse individuals to the field.

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