Attend a short documentary followed by Q&A discussion with local experts and expand your knowledge on how fentanyl poisoning has impacted North Texas. Learn what you can do to protect yourself and loved ones.

Our doc & discussion starts at 6:30pm, Wed. Sept. 20th at Christ the King Parish Center. This event is free and open to the public. 

A short 18 minute documentary, titled Fentanyl Factor, highlights the alarming increase of accidental overdose deaths due to the mixing or 'lacing' of fentanyl with other substances such as heroin, cocaine, and 'fake' prescription pills. The documentary also features an interview with a Forensic Scientist inside the lab where real and counterfeit drugs are tested. 

Following the film is a Q&A discussion with local experts including: 

Keith Brown, Executive Director of Texoma HIDTA (high intensity drug trafficking area). Keith is a retired DEA Senior Executive and Drug Recognition Expert with 25 + years of experience. 

Becky Tinney, (Licensed master level social worker in mental health and substance abuse, a certified prevention specialist, and Director of Community Engagement at Recovery Resource Center, a behavioral health nonprofit which has been serving North Texas since 1946Film and discussion are appropriate for both parents and teens) 

RSVP here 

 Questions?  Contact Diane@DianeMarketing.com 

With appreciation to Grant Halliburton Foundation and Documentary Events

Thanks to Safe Communities Coalition of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties for producing this documentary.

Attend a short documentary, Fentanyl Factor followed by Q&A discussion with local experts and expand your knowledge on how fentanyl poisoning has impacted North Texas. Learn what you can do to protect yourself and loved ones.

RSVP here.  

Questions?  Contact Diane@DianeMarketing.com 

Recent Articles: 

Overcoming Opioids, 'Medications can bring overdose victims back to life, but many OD again and again. Some Texas paramedics are trying to change that.'   by Jeff Winkler, Texas Monthly, March 2023

Fentanyl in High School: A Texas Community Grapples With the Reach of the Deadly Opioid  , by Colleen DeGuzman, KHN, Nov. 10, 2022

Fentanyl remains the deadliest drug threat facing this country. 

Attend a short discussion with local experts and expand your knowledge on how fentanyl poisoning has impacted North Texas. Learn what you can do to protect yourself and loved ones. Event starts at 6:00 p.m. Wed. Oct. 19 at McKinney ISD Community Event Center.  The program is free and open to the public.  A Q&A discussion will follow the screening of an 18 minute documentary, Fentanyl Factor, which highlights the alarming increase of accidental overdose deaths due to the mixing or 'lacing' of fentanyl with other substances such as heroin, cocaine, and counterfeit prescription pills. The short documentary also features an interview with a Forensic Scientist inside the lab where real and counterfeit drugs are tested. 

Our Q&A after the film features panelists such as Keith Brown, Deputy Director of Texoma HIDTA of North Texas/Oklahoma; retired DEA Senior executive with 25 years of experience in complex criminal investigations, drug diversion, regulatory operations and leadership. He will be joined by Becky Tinney, LMSW, CPS of Recovery Resource Council.  

Film and discussion are complimentary and appropriate for both parents and teens. Event starts at 6 pm and ends at 7pm. 

With appreciation to High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program, Coalition on McKinney Drug Free Youth and Recovery Resource Council

Link to RSVP: https://FentanylFactor.eventbrite.com 

Questions? contact Diane@DianeMarketing.com

Texas A&M University Health Science Center reports that between June 2019 and May 2020, our state recorded a more than 50% increase in synthetic opioid deaths, primarily driven by ‘illicitly manufactured fentanyl.’ 

Attend a live discussion with local experts and expand your knowledge on how fentanyl poisoning has impacted North Texas. Learn what you can do to protect yourself and loved ones. Event starts at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 4 at Navarro College inside Cook Education Center. The program is free and open to the public.  A Q&A discussion will follow the screening of an 18 minute documentary, Fentanyl Factor, which highlights the alarming increase of accidental overdose deaths due to the mixing or 'lacing' of fentanyl with other substances such as heroin, cocaine, and counterfeit prescription pills. The short documentary also features an interview with a Forensic Scientist inside the lab where real and counterfeit drugs are tested. 

Our Q&A after the film features panelists such as Keith Brown, Deputy Director of Texoma HIDTA of North Texas/Oklahoma; retired DEA Senior executive with 25 years of experience in complex criminal investigations, drug diversion, regulatory operations and leadership. He will be joined by Becky Tinney, LMSW, CPS of Recovery Resource Council.  Capt. Tommy Hale of Ellis County Sheriff's office and Sgt. Todd Teetz of Navarro Police Academy will also be part of the Q&A panel.  

Film and discussion are appropriate for both parents and teens. 

1 CEU available onsite to licensed professional counselors. 

With appreciation to Navarro College, Drug Prevention Resources,  Starlite Recovery , Acadia Healthcare and Recovery Resource Council

Link to RSVP: https://fakepillscankill.eventbrite.com

Questions? contact Diane@DianeMarketing.com

What motivates an art forger?  Is it just money?  Clay G. Small invested years of research surrounding the most infamous art forgers including Han van Meegeren of Amsterdam.  He explains when art forgery becomes a crime, traits of various art forgers and how the science of art authentication has evolved over time. Although Clay's most recent novel, The Forger's Forgery is historical fiction, we learn facts about art forgery through reading this novel.  Clay shares research around the life of Han van Meegeren and how this art forger operated during World War II.  In summary, we walk away with a sensorial journey from East Texas to the streets and waterways of Amsterdam.   

Clay G. Small, a resident of University Park, is a professor at the Cox School of Business at SMU and a member of the Law School Executive Committee. He is also a visiting professor at ESADE Barcelona and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Clay received his JD from Southern Methodist University (member of Law Review and Barristers) in Dallas and received his BA in English from Ohio Wesleyan University. 

During his thirty-year career at PepsiCo, Inc., Clay worked as Senior Vice President – Managing Attorney, PepsiCo, Inc.  In that position, he was responsible for all legal matters arising out of PepsiCo’s global operating divisions.

Enjoy Clay's recently videotaped presentation compliments of  On Stage @ APL at Allen Public Library.  

Thanks to Tom Keener, Arts Director at Allen Public Library.