Macon Overdose Prevention Coalition holds Town Hall on Opioids

The Macon Overdose Prevention Coalition sponsored a panel discussion entitled: "‎The Opioid Epidemic: Silently Affecting Our Community" in the lower level of the Franklin town hall this past Thursday evening from 6 pm to 8 pm. The coalition is composed of Full Circle Recovery Center, LLC and Learn to Cope.

Macon Media recorded the discussion and the video is posted below.



The town hall included a slide show with facts and figures about the Opioid Epidemic and panelists discussed various aspects and problems associated with Opioid abuse, followed by a panel discussion composed of Ronnie Beale, Macon County Commissioner; NC Senator Jim Davis; Randall Williams, MD, Mayor Bob Scott, moderator; Julia Cavender, MSN, PMHNP, Master of Science in Nursing, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner; Erica Williams, in recovery; and Stephanie Almeida, Substance Abuse Counselor.



For more information, please check out the following resources:

Full Circle Recovery Center, LLC
https://www.facebook.com/Full-Circle-Recovery-Center-LLC-289638667803880/

Learn to Cope
http://www.ncparentresourcecenter.org/event/learn-to-cope-support-group/

Learn to Cope Franklin Chapter Meetings
Tuesdays from 7pm to 8:30 pm
Full Circle Recovery Center
3261 Georgia Road, Franklin, NC

Mommie's and Methadone
fb.com/groups/355103437961003/

My Family and Methadone
fb.com/groups/parentsonmmt/


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MEDIA ROLL CALL 

(media organizations with reporters present at the meeting)

Macon Media
The Franklin Press
WFSC-AM/WNCC-FM


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