Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System, along with state Attorney General Christopher Porrino and other state leaders, will lead a panel discussion for physicians and other medical professionals on the opioid epidemic.
The panel discussion will be conducted in Malcolm Forbes Auditorium in Morristown Medical Center, according to an emailed release. The title of the event is "The Opioid Epidemic: Where We Are and What We Are Doing to Combat It."
The event is scheduled for Thursday at 9:30 a.m.
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