Addiction & Recovery Community & Law Enforcement Sound Alarm to Warn of Increase in Cannabis Induced Psychosis and Drugged Driving

Outreach’s own John Venza, Vice President for Residential Services and Business Development, spoke at a press conference Hosted by Wellbridge Addiction Treatment & Research, about the growing public health impact of cannabis use.
On 4/20—a day often associated with cannabis use—community leaders, law enforcement, and public officials to help shift the conversation and raise awareness

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Calverton, N.Y. — Members of Long Island’s addiction and recovery community, law enforcement officials and Suffolk County officials will join together today, April 20, traditionally a national day to “celebrate cannabis consumption and advocacy,” to instead sound the alarm regarding the recent significant increase in the diagnosis of cannabis use disorder, cannabis induced psychosis and a host of

unhealthy choices that adversely impact public health and safety on a daily basis.

The press conference will be hosted by Wellbridge Addiction Treatment and Research.

WHO:

  • Dr. Edmond Hakimi, D.O., Medical Director, of Wellbridge Addiction Treatment and Research Steve Chassman, LCSW, CASAC Vice President of Organizational Development of Wellbridge Addiction Treatment and Research
  • Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine
  • Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon, Jr.
  • Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney
  • Suffolk County Police Chief of Dept. William Doherty
  • Outreach Vice President, John Venza, LCSW-R, LMHC
  • Riverhead Town Supervisor Jerry Halpin
  • Drew Scott
  • Alisa McMorris, of the Andrew McMorris Foundation
  • Valerie St. Barnard, Deer Park Community Coalition

WHAT:

The addiction and recovery community with Suffolk County officials will be sounding the alarm that six years into the legalization and commercialization of marijuana and THC the policy shift has fostered a significant increase in the diagnosis of cannabis use disorder, cannabis induced psychosis, drugged

driving and a host of unhealthy choices that adversely impact public health and safety on a daily basis.

WHEN:

Monday, April 20, 11:30 a.m.

WHERE:

Wellbridge Addiction Treatment and Research, 525 Jan Way, Calverton, NY 11933