California has led the nation in many health-centered innovations in addressing substance use, while also seeing the proliferation of laws and services that rely on criminalization and coercion of people experiencing substance use disorder. Hear from experts in substance use disorder treatment and addiction care about the benefits of health-centered approaches to drugs that save lives and provide better pathways to voluntary care for those who need it. We'll discuss what these approaches look like in practice, why they work, and what it will take to make health—not harm—the foundation of California's response to substance use.

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Featured Speakers:

• Brian Hurley, Interim Director and Medical Director, Substance Abuse Prevention and Control Bureau, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

• Anna Steiner, MSW, MPH, Associate Director, Transitions Clinic Network

• Vanessa Ramos, Senior Advisor, Disability Rights California

• Grey Gardner, California State Director, Drug Policy Alliance (Moderator)