Friday, March 11th, 2016 from 7:30 am to 2:00 pm, community and healthcare leaders are meeting to discuss the Prescription Drug Abuse in Orange County. Aimee Dunkle and Margie Fleitman (co-founders of the Solace Foundation of OC) will be guest speakers. The Keynote Speaker is Richard W Rosenquist, the Chairman of the Department of Pain Management Cleveland Clinic. He will address how prescription drug abuse was addressed at a state level in Ohio by the Cleveland Clinic. Mike Small, will be another guest speaker. Mike Small is from the Department of Justice, and will address California's prescription drug monitoring program. The symposium will take place at: Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center o

Thursday, March 17th of 2016, an Orange County Prescription Abuse Prevention Coalition will be meeting and our founders, Aimee Dunkle and Margie Fleitman will be speaking along with Vicki Sweet from the OCHCA Medical Emergency Services, the OC Sheriff's Naloxone Project. The meeting takes place from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm at The Data Center. The Data Center is located at 1400 Grand Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92705. Everyone is welcome, there will be plenty of resources about prescription drug mis-use prevention, and everyone is encouraged to bring their own flyers or information to share if you are a part of the harm reduction community. There will be refreshments. :) If you are interested in going,