INTERVENTION TOWN HALL MEETINGS

A&E continues its grassroots movement in support of treatment and recovery with a series of live Intervention Town Hall Meetings across the country.  Co-hosted with the local cable affiliate in each community, these public forums about addiction offer an opportunity for A&E Interventionists, local officials and treatment providers to address local issues and promote resources.

A&E; Charter Communications; California State University, Long Beach; The national Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) and The Salvation Army cordially invite you to attend a screening of the groundbreaking series on A&E.

A live Town Hall Meeting on drug and alcohol addiction featuring Interventionist Candy Finnigan will follow screening.*

When: Thursday, November 18, 2010
5:00pm – Reception / 6:00p-7:30pm – Program
Where: Studio Theater – California State University, Long Beach

Free Parking in Lot 7 located off 7th St. & E. Campus Drive

RSVP: (626) 430-3495 or Meelene.Diep@Chartercom.com

*The event will be filmed for broadcast and televised on air. Persons in the audience consent to having their images broadcast by A&E, Charter, California State University, Long Beach and in all media worldwide.

Past town hall events include:

March 12, 2008
Charlotte, NC
Methamphetamine use

February 12, 2008
Northern VA
Prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse

May 12, 2008
Medford OR
Methamphetamine use

January 26, 2009
Cleveland, OH
Prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse amongst teens

March 12, 2009
Milwaukee, WI
Disease facts and local treatment options

May 5, 2009
Honolulu, HI
Methamphetamine use

October 8, 2009
Boston, MA
Underage drinking

April, 15, 2010
Albany, NY
Prescription drug use amongst New York youth

May 20, 2010
San Antonio, TX
Breaking the silence surrounding addiction

October 20, 2010
Pittsburgh, PA