TAMPA, Fla., July 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Kent Runyon, VP of Community Relations for the Novus Medical Detox Centers, is one of the leaders speaking at the national Opioid Crisis Summit next week. The Summit, held on July 21 and 22 at the Riverside Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, brings together a powerful group of national experts to focus on solutions to the current crisis. Beside Runyon, speakers include Ohio Governor Mary Taylor, Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg Esq., West Virginia Director of Public Health Rahul Gupta MD, Opioid Crisis Advocate Stephen Gelfand MD, and Opioid Crisis Expert John Ray.
The organizer of the summit is Mass Tort Nexus, an organization working to provide attorneys with the information, tools, support, and education necessary to help their clients secure the legal outcomes they seek in a perpetually changing legal landscape.
Runyon's presentation, "Opioid Use Disorder – The Cost is Personal", will draw on his years of first-hand experience in both enforcement and rehabilitation. Throughout his career, Runyon has experienced countless opioid-related situations first hand, and there are few, if any, areas surrounding opioid use and recovery he does not have experience handling. At Novus he has seen the wide social and personal variety of individuals battling addiction. "Each person must get through the detoxification process personally and win at it in order to start fixing the rest of their lives," he said.
In his presentation, Runyon will review the history and outcome of compelling cases that shed light on the wide social issue of detoxification and rehabilitation. The variety of patient circumstances is unlimited, and the quality of care and service is a key to positive outcomes.
"Addiction will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay," Runyon said. "Fortunately, significant numbers can and do get through successfully. In the end, both the disastrous costs and positive outcomes of addiction are personal."
For more information about the Opioid Crisis Summit, you can visit the official website at: www.opioidcrisissummit.com.
Staff at Novus Detox are committed to providing every person who enters one of their facilities with the help they need to take the next step on their road to recovery and achieve a Sustainable Sobriety™. Novus has worked with thousands of patients over the years, and staff are excited for the opportunities its new facility will open up to help people in the greater West Palm Beach area. You can learn more about Novus services by calling (855) 464-8550, or by sending a message through this online form.
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