James A. Walsh of the State Department's narcotics division will discuss how the international drug trade feeds Kentucky's opioid problem and what cooperative steps are needed to address it.
About the Event:
With a staggering 72,000 fatal overdoses, 2017 was the deadliest year for drug abuse in American history, more than half these from the single drug fentanyl. Kentucky, with the third-highest overdose rate in the nation, is essentially ground zero. While this poses significant challenges to local law enforcement, public health workers, and lawmakers, the problem is truly global in scale. Illegal synthetic opioids like fentanyl often have their origins in China and Mexico, forming part of a vast supply chain that ends in communities like those in rural Kentucky. The only way to solve the crisis is cooperation between local and federal forces, as well as between the U.S. and the countries where these drugs originate.
Join us for this panel discussion as James A. Walsh, second in command of the State Department’s narcotics division, is joined by representatives from the LMPD, the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy, and Volunteers of America, where they will discuss the causes of and solutions to the tragedy gripping our country. The discussion will be moderated by Stephen George of Louisville Public Media.
The program will be followed by a private dinner with the panelists at Saffron's Persian Restaurant. Tickets to the dinner must be purchased by Tuesday, November 13
Cost:
$20 for Public
$10 for Students
+$35 for post event dinner with the speaker
Contact Information
- Actors Theatre of Louisville
- 316 West Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202
- 502-584-1265
- ohall@actorstheatre.org
Event Time
- Wednesday, November 14, 2018
- 7:00 PM
Price
- $10-$20