The following release was provided by North Shore Community College. NORTH OF BOSTON – Over 75 representatives from law enforcement agencies, community based organizations, legislators, educators and students gathered to discuss what more can be done to address the opioid epidemic that has already claimed over 1,000 lives in Essex County this year at North Shore Community College’s free public seminar The Opioid Epidemic: Criminal Justice Innovations and Challenges yesterday. A panel discussion moderated by Lynn Police Chief Kevin Coppinger featured Essex County District Attorney Jonathon Blodgett; former Salem Police Chief and NSCC adjunct instructor, State Representative Paul Tucker; Erin Zapata-Elliott and Roberto “Tito” Rodriguez from the Lynn Police Department’s Behavioral Health Unit, and Professor Steve Chisholm, Coordinator of NSCC’s...
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