Article archive / February 2018
Originally published: . Volume 9, No. 2. Source pages: 5.
The Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education (HOPE) created by Act 88 of the 2017 Regular Session will meet Friday, February 9, 2018, at 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm in the Bienville Building, Room 118 628 N. Fourth Street in Baton Rouge.
Dr. Susan Tucker, clinical psychologist for the Department of Public Safety and Corrections will be representing the Department at the Advisory Council meeting. Tucker is President-Elect for the Louisiana Psychological Association.
Tucker has national recognition in Corrections treatment programs and has been commented by the Legislature for quality, innovations, and cost savings.
The HOPE Advisory Council, part of the Drug Policy Board, is charged to create and install a plan with parish- level data on opioid overdoses and the dispensing of overdose-reversal medication; measure progress of current initiatives in the state relating to the heroin and opioid epidemic; look at specific impacts to agencies in addressing education, treatment including the use of medication- assisted treatment, prevention, overdose, and recovery.
For further information, please contact Advisory Council Staff: Catherine Peay at Catherine.peay@la.gov
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