Opioid Expert Comes To Town

Dr. Phillip Coffin, director of substance use research for the San Francisco Department of Public Health, will be speaking at the Traverse Area District Library Friday, Oct. 4. He will be presenting a program on the opioid epidemic and addition.

The event, titled "The Elephant In Society," is being presented by Harm Reduction Michigan, a health equity organization with offices in Traverse City and Petoskey, and Northern Lakes Community Mental Health Authority. Dr. Coffin has won numerous honors and awards over the years and presented at many national conferences. The presentation is free of charge, and will take place from noon to 1:30pm.