Drug overdose deaths have reached record highs in the U.S., among teens and adults. One drug that is 50 times stronger than heroin and roughly 100 times stronger than morphine is largely responsible: illicitly made fentanyl. What is fentanyl? Why has it become so popular? Why is fentanyl such a deadly drug? How can we protect our loved ones and better support the health of our communities? Dr. Caleb Banta-Green, Acting Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Sciences at the UW School of Medicine, and an Affiliate Professor at the UW School of Public Health, will discuss the answers to these questions and more. Banta-Green is an executive sponsor of Washington State’s Opioid Overdose Response Plan and served as a science advisor on overdose response to the director of the White House drug policy office. He will be joined by a panel of local experts. Registration required at: nextgenerationmedicine_2022.eventbrite.com This is an in-person event at the Hemmingson Center on the Gonzaga University campus in Spokane, Washington. Open to everyone. If you register for this event and cannot attend, we will send you a link to the recording. If COVID cases begin to rise, we will switch this event from live to virtual and will send you a Zoom link to attend.