As you know, we have a significant problem with drug addiction in District 7010 (central and northern Ontario), with many of our young people dying. The Rotary Impact Club of District 7010 wants to bring local Rotarians, business, community and Indigenous leaders, doctors, and First Responders together to showcase or consider community and regional-based solutions.
Attend our Zoom Presentation and Discussion with two experts in the area of addiction Sept 11th, 2023 at 8 pm. Zoom link below.
Our two presenters this evening are:
Larry Kenemore is a member of the Rotary Club of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, District 6100. He is also a Retired Paramedic in the City of San Diego and is the Leader of the North America Chapter of the Rotary Action Group for Addiction Prevention (RAGAP).
Larry represents Rotary International (RI) at the United Nations on the issue of addictions but is also heading up the Rotary International Launching Project SMART!
Larry is developing and committed to:
- Instituting a program in school on educating students about toxic drugs, with a different program geared to each year of school from grades 1 to 12.
- Having a program where people can dispose of unused medication anonymously by mail.
- Using a stronger Naloxone spray to reverse overdoses.
- Having effective rehab programs based on empirical evidence – SMART.
He presented at our District Conference last year, and the feedback from the Clubs was incredibly positive. Clubs were looking at how they could do more in their community.
Dr. Marsh is the Associate Dean of Research, Innovation and International Relations at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Adjunct Scientist ICES North and Chief Medical Director for Canadian Addiction Treatment Centres. David graduated in Medicine from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1992, following prior training in neuroscience and pharmacology. From July 2010 to Feb 2018, Dr. Marsh served NOSM as Associate Dean of Community Engagement.
Before moving to NOSM, David held leadership positions with Vancouver Coastal Health and Providence Health Care and faculty appointment with the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia from 2004-2010. Previously, he held leadership roles at the Addiction Research Foundation and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto from 1996-2003. Author of over 140 peer-reviewed papers, book chapters and government reports, Dr. Marsh’s research interests focus primarily on treating opioid dependence. Dr. Marsh received the Nyswander-Dole Award from the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence and Fellowships from the International and American Societies of Addiction Medicine in recognition of his contribution to this field.