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SALISBURY, MD---Salisbury University hosts the panel discussion “Understanding the Opioid Epidemic” 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 14, in the Nanticoke Room of the Guerrieri Student Union.

Panelists and topics include:

•    Dr. Timothy Stock, chair of SU’s Philosophy Department, on social and ethical aspects of the opioid addiction crisis;

•    Christina Bowie-Simpson, Wicomico County Health Department opioid coordinator, on local resources;

•    Karen Dolch, a Salisbury resident who lost her son to a heroin overdose;

•    Crystal Toomer, Wicomico County Community Outreach Addiction Team (COAT) member, on her experience with opioid addiction and recovery; and

•    Birch Barron, deputy director of the Maryland Opioid Operational Command Center, on statewide initiatives.

The discussion is hosted by the ³ÉÈ˶¶ÒõPhilosophy Society in cooperation with the Wicomico County Health Department, co-sponsored by the ³ÉÈ˶¶ÒõHonors College, Political Science Department, and Charles R. and Martha N. Fulton School of Liberal Arts. Admission is free and the public is invited.

For more information call 410-543-6030 or visit the ³ÉÈ˶¶Òõwebsite.