The Idaho State Dental Association (ISDA) is hosting a conference focused on the opioid epidemic and how medical practitioners can contribute to the solution. You’re invited to join them for the keynote: Addiction is Emotional with Austin Eubanks, a Columbine survivor, and The Big 3: Opioids, Alcohol, and Marijuana with pharmaceutical expert Dr. Harold Crossley. The conference will be held Friday, June 14, 2019, at Boise Centre West from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm.

ISDA is hosting two nationally-known speakers: Austin Eubanks and Dr. Harold Crossley, who will speak about their personal and professional experiences with opioid misuse and how it has shaped their careers and lives.

• Austin Eubanks is an injured survivor of the devastating Columbine shooting, which sparked a personal battle with opioid addiction. Now in life-long recovery, Eubanks has opened a series of treatment centers and travels the country speaking to healthcare professionals about his journey and strategies to help resolve this nationwide epidemic.
• Dr. Harold Crossley DDS, MS, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized dentist and expert on street drugs, chemical dependency, and pharmacology of dental drugs. Dr. Crossley has been a consultant for the United States Drug Enforcement Administration since 1974.

The information shared will be relevant to all as practitioners, as parents, and as members of our community. A registration form is available on the home page of the IMA website in the “News” section at www.idmed.org. Additional information about the conference is available at https://www.theisda.org/events/annual-session.

If you would like to attend either or both speakers on Friday, June 14, 2019, please return the registration form to ISDA at info@theisda.org before May 28. Space is limited, and registrations will be processed on a first come first served basis.