In addition to Macy’s presentation, the grant will help create a plan to implement prevention, treatment and recovery programming over the next three years. The contents are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, the HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant, totaling $200,000, 100% funded by the HRSA/HHS. Since journalist and author, Beth Macy published her New York Times bestseller Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America in. Honaker’s story is just one of many in author Beth Macy’s new book Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America, which chronicles the 20-year history of the opioid. The webinar is funded by a Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Macy’s work includes the book “Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America,” a New York Times best-seller that was adapted into a highly regarded Hulu series starring Michael Keaton. Macy gave a similar presentation in mid-December, which also was hosted by Essentia. It will focus on America’s decades-long battle with opioid addiction, how it started, how it spread, how to help those impacted and what can be done to end the epidemic. Although the book isn’t a memoir, she does occasionally insert herself into the story, usually to explain the process of interviewing her sources for the book. Following her presentation, Macy will take questions from attendees. Beth Macy is a journalist from Roanoke, Virginia, and the author of Dopesick. The free webinar - titled “Dopesick: America’s Opioid Epidemic” - will take place from noon to 1 p.m.

For the second time in three months, Essentia Health will host a virtual webinar about America’s opioid crisis featuring acclaimed journalist and author Beth Macy.

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