Northeast Counterdrug Training Center - Current Heroin Threat

The National Guard out in Fort Indiantown Gap offers this course on the Current Heroin Threat. It is available for Law Enforcement, Corrections, Military, and Community Based Organizations for FREE. It is 8 hours of state of the art and state of the issue information for our local community infrastructure. Make sure you share this info with all of the above mentioned community groups. The Guard will even bring the training to your group instead of them traveling.

Northeast Counterdrug Training Center

Current Heroin Threat

23 March 2017 - Fort Indiantown Gap
28 March 2017 – Salisbury, MD
12 April 2017 – Chambersburg, PA
5 Jun 2017 – Fairfax, VA
13 June 2017 – Fort Indiantown Gap

Course Description:
All aspects relating to the current heroin threat will be examined in detail. The explosion of heroin usage over the past five years will be reviewed in the context of its history as well as current trends relating to manufacturing, sales, usage and the investigation of those involved. The overall pharmacological and psychological effects on both short and long term users will be discussed. The latest enforcement techniques will be reviewed along with a full discussion of “best practices” being seen in various jurisdictions. The final discussion will involve resources being dedicated to both treatment and prevention.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

1. Analyze the history of heroin usage and how it relates to today’s issues.
2. Asses the currently identified trends in the manufacturing and distribution of heroin.
3. Understand the pharmacology of heroin.
4. Analyze both the physical and psychological effects of heroin and its direct relation to law enforcement actions today.
5. Evaluate numerous enforcement perspectives and obtain the skills necessary to determine the best and safest avenue of enforcement action.
6. Summarize and evaluate the latest heroin treatment and prevention programs as well as be able to identify current available resources in the treatment filed.

Course Length: 1 day/ 8 hours

Who May Attend: Law Enforcement, Corrections, Military, and Community Based Organizations

Registration: Please visit www.counterdrug.org to register

Registration Instructions: On the main homepage click Course Registration, Select Click Here To Register For Courses, Locate the Current Heroin Threat Course and hit the Select button, Click Register, Enter your account info or create a new account, Check the appropriate boxes and click Finished.

Northeast Counterdrug Training Center
Building 8-65, Fort Indiantown Gap
Anville, PA 17003
1(717)861-2070
Toll Free (877) 806-6293

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