CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin, together with public health, treatment, prevention and law enforcement professionals, will provide an update on current strategies to address opiate abuse in southern West Virginia and the Kanawha Valley, in particular, and discuss next steps in turning back the tide of heroin addiction.
WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, 10:00am
WHERE: Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, 108 Lee Street East, Charleston, WV
WHO: Booth Goodwin, United States Attorney, SDWV
Brent Webster, Chief Charleston Police Department
Dr. Michael Brumage, Kanawha-Charleston Health Department
Suzan Williamson, RAC Drug Enforcement Administration
Chuck Miller, Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney
Mike Rutherford, Chief Deputy Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department
Mark Strickland, Captain Charleston Fire Department
Dana Petroff, Prestera Center for Mental Health Services
Steve Burton, First Choice Health Systems
Kristi Justice, Kanawha Communities that Care
Kenny Burner, Appalachia HIDTA
Kim Walsh, West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
