Thank you for attending this important meeting.
Sports Injuries & Opioid Addiction Forum
at Maine-Endwell Schools
Heroine isn't the kind of drug most people start with. It's something they work up to.
Sports injuries and injuries, in general, often introduce people to opioid pain killers.
Those pain killers prove so addictive that some people can never stop.
In the last 10 years...
Heroin addiction has increased 100%
Heroin-related deaths are up over 250%
Property crime and human trafficking follow.
No one is immune!
Heroin addiction is striking men & women, all ages, all races, and all income levels.
On Tuesday, February 21, 2017, nearly 100 people came together in the Maine-Endwell Middle School auditorium to talk about the Heroin Epidemic and how prescription pain killers can be the starting place for many.
Sports injuries and injuries, in general, often introduce people to opioid pain killers.
Those pain killers prove so addictive that some people can never stop.
In the last 10 years...
Heroin addiction has increased 100%
Heroin-related deaths are up over 250%
Property crime and human trafficking follow.
No one is immune!
Heroin addiction is striking men & women, all ages, all races, and all income levels.
On Tuesday, February 21, 2017, nearly 100 people came together in the Maine-Endwell Middle School auditorium to talk about the Heroin Epidemic and how prescription pain killers can be the starting place for many.
Master of Ceremonies:
Jason Van Fossen - M-E Superintendent
Jason Shaw - Broome County Legislator
Panelists Included:
Dr. Kevin Hastings, Jr. - Doctor of Osteophathy
Dr. Richard Chomyszak - Chiropractor
Dan Sheffer, M.S. - Athletic Trainer
Amy Sleeper-Terboss - Physical Therapist
Joshua, former athlete - In Recovery
Jason Van Fossen - M-E Superintendent
Jason Shaw - Broome County Legislator
Panelists Included:
Dr. Kevin Hastings, Jr. - Doctor of Osteophathy
Dr. Richard Chomyszak - Chiropractor
Dan Sheffer, M.S. - Athletic Trainer
Amy Sleeper-Terboss - Physical Therapist
Joshua, former athlete - In Recovery
Thank You to our Sponsors:
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Special thanks to M-E Superintendend Jason Van Fossen, Lourdes Youth Services Jill Alford-Hammitt, an M_E Communications Brenda Potsko, for helping me organize this important event. Each one of them added insights, expertise, and resources that were crucial to the success of this event. We hope to do something similar but different again next year.