On Sunday, Aug. 18, at the Lenox Town Hall, the Maimonides Society of the Berkshires will present “Opioid Crisis in the Berkshires,” a forum exploring the local impact of the opioid addiction crisis.
"As a parent, and someone who’s worked with young people who are at risk, I’m very concerned with how we protect young people from marijuana. We know that marijuana is devastating for developing brains. If your kids get drunk before school, you’re going to notice. But if they’re smoking marijuana, it’s a lot harder to tell." --Berkshire County District Attorney Andrea Harrington
The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services will honor Rep. William “Smitty” Pignatelli, D-Lenox, and Dr. Jennifer Michaels at its annual UNICO dinner Thursday, Nov. 1, at 5:30 p.m. at Berkshire Hills Country Club.
The Talking With Teens event, videos and ongoing parent support group is part of a collaborative effort to support parents and caregivers who help teenagers navigate through adolescence.
The faith communities of Berkshire County will gather for a public training on the opioid overdose reversal medication Narcan (naloxone) Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Church in Lenox.
In her presentation, Dr. Jennifer Michaels will describe the disease of addiction; explain how people become addicted to substances, with a focus on heroin and prescription pills; and discuss how treatments and recovery work.
Bertha Madras, Ph.D., professor of psychobiology in the department of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School will speak about the myths vs. reality of marijuana at the Berkshire Community College forum.
The Writers Read monthly reading series at the Lee Library will continue on Tuesday, February 23, at 5:30 p.m. with guest host Frances Roth and poets Hilary Russell and Jan Hutchinson.
All proceeds from the Warm Up the Winter concert November 19 at the Mahaiwe will go to the heating assistance programs of Construct, Inc., to support Berkshire County residents in need.
