Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the DEA’s announcement that it recently hosted the first DEA Family Summit on the Overdose Epidemic for families from across the country who have experienced the profound loss of a child due to a drug overdose or poisoning.
The Family Summit seeks to advance public awareness efforts in our communities to reverse the overdose epidemic and save lives from tragic drug overdose deaths. Families and family-led non-profit organizations joined with the U.S. DOJ, DEA, the CDC, the SAMHSA, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Partnership to End Addiction to discuss the scope of current drug threats, learn how to further amplify community prevention efforts together, and identify additional areas for future collaboration. The Summit included sessions from the aforementioned agencies and offered various other opportunities for families to share their stories, engage in structured and unstructured discussion to exchange ideas, and explore awareness and prevention resources offered by DEA.