This year's Human Development and Family Studies Workshop at Penn State Scranton dealt with the serious opioid crisis currently taking place not only in northeast Pennsylvania, but across the country. Organizers brought together several guest speakers, along with a panel of experts, to discuss all aspects of the epidemic.
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An inclusive panel of expertswere on hand for an in-depth discussion on the opioid epidemic. Standing at far left, Penn State Scranton HDFS Program Coordinator Dr. Janet Melnick; seated, from left: Attorney Frank Bolack, Peer Driven Support Center; William Poray, Geisinger Marworth In-patient Treatment Facility Treatment Perspective; Dr Derek Kreager, Penn State Justice Center; The Hon. Michael Barrasse, Lackawanna County Treatment Court Presiding Judge; Lori Chaffers, MSW, Lackawanna County Overdose Coalition; and Lackawanna County First Assistant District Attorney Judy Gardner Price.
