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Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Driver of the Opioid Epidemic

The webinar will cover the role of Adverse Childhood Experiences (AECs) as a driver of the opioid epidemic. Dr. Brumage will review the landmark study as well as local data showing a strong association and reviewing the science of ACEs and how it affects our bodies over a lifetime. Understanding of ACEs is instrumental to understanding the opioid epidemic and all our society’s addictions.

Presented by: Michael Brumage, MD, MPH, FACP, FACPM, Assistant Dean for Public Health Practice and Service, West Virginia University

There is no registration and no fee for attending this webinar.  To join the webinar go to: https://ncrcrd.adobeconnect.com/rhse/ - Log in as a “Guest”, type your first and last name in the box provided, select “enter room”, you are now in the webinar meeting room. To facilitate Q&A’s, participants will use the Chat Function.

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