Crime & Safety
Point Beach Speaker at Drug Abuse Prevention Seminar on Friday
DEA Special Agent and co-chair of Point Beach Municipal Alliance to speak at event
The Ocean County Health Department and the Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse will sponsor "After the Pills....Heroin," a seminar for drug abuse prevention and awareness in Toms River on Friday.
The seminar will be held at Rutgers Cooperative Extenstion, 1623 Whitesville Rd., Toms River, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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Guest speakers include DEA Special Agent Douglas Collier speaking on “Prescription Drugs and Heroin" and Meg Du Pont Parisi will discuss drug abuse from “A Parent’s Perspective.”
Collier currently serves as the Public Information Officer for the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), New Jersey Division. He is responsible for developing channels of communication and implementing public information programs to ensure that the media and public are aware of DEA objectives, programs, goals and accomplishments.
He was also the executive producer on the “Heroin: The Ride that Never Ends” DVD and curriculum, which is used by prevention and treatment professionals throughout the state.
Du Pont Parisi is co-chair of the recently established Point Pleasant Beach Municipal Alliance. Its goal is to reduce substance abuse among youths and adults through early education and media advocacy. She lost her 21- year-old-son, Patrick, to a prescription drug overdose this past November.
The event is free to attend, but seating is limited. If interested in attending, RSVP Bridget Albers via e-mail at balbers@ochd.org.
