Kids & Family

Community Heroin Awareness Forum Set For Aug. 21

Heroin use among youth is on the rise in suburban communities, claiming the lives of teens in DuPage and Will Counties.

will host an informational forum on the real and present danger of heroin use among area teens from 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 21, 8700 Havens Drive, .

Heroin use among youth is on the rise in suburban communities, claiming the lives of teens in DuPage and Will Counties.

Board members from Heroin Epidemic Relief Organization, the , the DuPage State's Attorney's Office, and health experts will share information that will help parents, teens, children, young adults and concerned citizens in general become aware of this dangerous heroin epidemic and learn how to help safeguard children.

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For more information, contact Liz Jesse at 630 910-0770 x12 or liz@ctswoodridge.org

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