Addiction Town Hall Meeting at OLA

In 2013, 21 people died of opiate overdose in the Bay Ridge area. Last year in New York City, more people died of heroin overdose than homicide.

But beyond enabling first responders to deliver life-saving doses of the opoid antidote Naloxone, what is being done, and what can be done, to combat opoid addiction in Bay Ridge?

From 7-10 PM on Thursday, May 14, the Resource Counseling Center will host a Town Hall Meeting at Our Lady of Angels, at 7320 4th Avenue in Bay Ridge, to discuss how substance abuse affects the Bay Ridge community, and how the community can fight back.

Assembly Member Felix Ortiz and State Senator Marty Golden will deliver the opening remarks.

Featured presentations will include "Addiction 101"; "A Mother's Plea for Change";  and "A Young Man Talks about His Near-Death Experience."

A question-and-answer period will follow a review of available treatment options.

Invited guests include Donna dePola, director of the Resource Counseling Center, at 408 77th Street.

For more information about the RCC, call 718-833-3320 or visit the website.