HFSC Symposium - Hooked on Drugs: Opioids’ Impact on the Justice System
from Friday, September 21, 2018 7:30AM to Friday, September 21, 2018 12:00PM
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The Houston Forensic Science Center’s annual symposium will be held Friday, September 21 at Rice University’s Grand Hall and will focus on the opioid epidemic plaguing the United States. Titled “Hooked on Drugs: Opioids’ Impact on the Justice System," the morning-long event will feature a diverse panel of federal government officials, advocates and forensic experts who will discuss various factors contributing to the dangerous nationwide “opioid” epidemic and the short- and long-term ramifications for the legal system. Following is the symposium agenda and schedule: 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.: Registration, coffee and breakfast 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.: Keynote address from Texas State Rep. Garnet Coleman on how the Legislature is tackling the opioid epidemic 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.: Each panelist will give 15-minute presentations moderated by Dr. Stout. The order and corresponding topics for each speaker is as follows: Judge Brock Thomas, Houston’s attempt to use reintegration and veteran treatment courts to address drug-addicted defendants Dr. Paul Speaker, associate professor of finance at West Virginia University, the economic impact of the opioid crisis on forensic laboratories Leonard Kincaid, executive director of the Houston Recovery Center, how the City’s sobering center is addressing new and different drug symptoms and addictions Patrick Tynan, a forensic analyst with HFSC’s seized drugs section, new drugs HFSC sees and measures it is taking to protect analysts from potentially toxic evidence Katharine Neill Harris, Rice University's Baker Institute fellow in drug policy, discusses national and regional drug trends Amy Wilson, editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Pulitzer Prize-winning series on opioid addiction, provides an overview of the research done for the story and what they learned 10:30 a.m.: Break 10:45 a.m. to noon: Moderated questions to panel, as well as questions solicited from audience We hope to see you there!
Rice University’s Grand Hall
6100 Main St. Houston Texas USType: Eventbrite