LIVESTREAM: Reducing Drug Overdose Deaths in Indian Country

Join us for an important roundtable discussion about the opioid epidemic and the urgent need for effective strategies to reduce drug overdoses in Indian Country.
This virtual event will bring together Native community leaders, health experts, and advocates to address the urgent need for effective, culturally grounded solutions to the opioid epidemic in Indian Country.
Together, we’ll explore the challenges, share real stories, and highlight promising strategies to save lives and create lasting change.

Reducing Drug Overdose Deaths in Indian Country
🗓 Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025
🕒 Time: 3 PM ET
📍 Where: Streaming LIVE on our Facebook & YouTube

Featured Speakers Include:

Samantha McGee, BS, CADC, Project Director at Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority (CNHSA)

Clayton Clark (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma)

Arlene Brown (Bishop Paiute Tribe), Founder and CEO of Crossroads Recovery Center and Skoden Native Harm Reduction Services

Raquel Ramos (Comanche Nation), Co-founder of Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) Indigenous People’s Advisory Council (IPAC)

Lisa Sockabasin (Passamaquoddy Tribe at Motahkomikuk), CEO of Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness

Steve Knockwood (Mi’kmaq – Sipekne’katik First Nation & Aroostook Nation), Cultural Healing Advocate at Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness

This livestream is presented by Rx Destroyer
https://www.rxdestroyer.com/

And supported by:
Nat-Su Behavioral Health
Learn more: https://natsuhealthcare.com/

Cherokee Nation
Learn more: https://www.cherokee.org/

Amneal Pharmaceuticals
Learn more: https://amneal.com/

HeartDrum Publishing
Learn more: https://www.harpercollins.com/collections/heartdrum-books-by-native-american-authors

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Written by Native News Online