Written by: Tiffany Westry
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Public radio station WBHM 90.3 FM will host a panel discussion to explore the growing heroin epidemic in Alabama.
“Issues & Ales: Heroin in Alabama” will be held Tuesday, March 24, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at WorkPlay, 500 23rd St. South, Birmingham.
Panelists include:
- Joyce White Vance, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama
- Mark Wilson, M.D., Health Officer and Chief Executive, Jefferson County Department of Health
- Elizabeth P. Drennen, Director of Clinical Outreach and Communications, Addiction Prevention Coalition
- Foster Cook, Associate Professor and Director of UAB Substance Abuse Programs, UAB Treatment Alternatives for Safer Communities (TASC) Jefferson County Community Corrections Program
- Karen Cropsey, Psy.D., Associate Professor, UAB Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology
This event will be streamed live at wbhm.org