Symposium at BC3 to address addiction recovery
More than 75 people were treated for a drug overdose, then released from Butler Memorial Hospital’s emergency department in 2022, and 51 were admitted, a spokesperson said.
An average of 55 people died from a drug overdose in Butler County during a recent three-year period, according to the state Department of Health.
About 75% of the 400 inmates at Butler County Prison are incarcerated for drug-related offenses, the warden said.
And there has been evidence of a recent increase in the number of Butler Area School District students illegally using products containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) since the legalization of medical marijuana in Pennsylvania, the superintendent said.
“We have seen climbing numbers of substance abuse across the board,” said Dr. C. Thomas Brophy, who is certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties as an addiction medicine physician and is medical director of the Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Center, which has two offices, one on Liberty Street and the other on Old Plank Road.
Brophy will be the keynote speaker at “Discover Recovery: A community dialogue on addiction treatment, a symposium” to be held from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 7, at Founders Hall on Butler County Community College’s main campus in Butler Township.
If You’re Going
What: Discover Recovery: A community dialogue on addiction treatment, a symposium
When: 8:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 7
Where: Founders Hall on Butler County Community College’s main campus in Butler Township.
Admission: Free. Register at bc3.edu/discover-recovery
