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Learning Series Webinar – The National Opioid Crisis: Current Trends & Solutions

January 30 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Free

Featured Speaker: Cheryl Ortiz, DEA-NJ SAC
Cheryl Ortiz is the Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Field Division covering the state of New Jersey. SAC Ortiz is a 21-year veteran of the DEA having served diverse assignments to include multi-agency international investigations and local impact initiatives in domestic offices. She previously served in the United States Marine Corps, and as a deputy sheriff with the Broward County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. SAC Ortiz began her career with the DEA in the Miami Field Division where she served as a special agent and then as a supervisory special agent overseeing a HIDTA Task Force. After serving as a supervisory special agent in Miami, she continued her career as a supervisory special agent of a HIDTA group out of the Washington Division. SAC Ortiz was also assigned to DEA Headquarters as a staff coordinator at the Special Operations Division, where she supported and oversaw DEA operations throughout the Mexico, Central America and Canada section, and the Latin America and Caribbean section. She was promoted in May 2023 to serve as the 15th Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Field Division.

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be better able to:
o Recognize the scope of the opioid epidemic through data on drug seizures, overdose deaths, naloxone administrations and other measures
o Identify ways to improve their own practices and the practices of their team to prevent prescription drug dependency and addiction among patients
o Work with their care team to address the epidemic of opioid addiction and the rising levels of misuse and deaths by recognizing the impact of diversion, harm reduction, and knowing signs and symptoms

• Format
o The webinar will be held on Zoom

• Schedule
o Introduction by PDFNJ
o Presentation by Cheryl Ortiz, DEA-NJ SAC
o Question-and-Answer Session

To register for this free webinar, click here.

Details

Date:
January 30
Time:
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cost:
Free

Venue

Virtual

Organizer

Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey
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