Events
Harm Reduction Community Event a Big Success
For the first time since the advent of the pandemic the GPF Foundation held an in-person public event for college and high school students, and their families, to increase understanding of harm reduction regarding recreational drug use.
On March 22 at Madame ZuZu’s Teashop about 25 students were led in a discussion by Belle Tseitlin, a founding GPFF Intern, and currently a PhD. candidate in Clinical Psychology at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. The students also engaged in discussion groups to review what they learned, applying it to their own circumstances.
Recreational drugs, including MDMA (molly/ecstasy), purchased from dealers or online are commonly adulterated with potentially fatal drugs including fentanyl. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that illegal use of fentanyl kills 150 people daily, and in 2022 alone more than 110,000 died from fentanyl.
The GPF Foundation’s educational efforts are supported by a grant from the Highland Park Community Foundation.
News
New Grant Support (September 2020) - GPF Foundation received a generous grant as part of the Savills Landlord Challenge. In this annual tradition, commercial property owners, vendors and others participate in a golf outing and raffle to benefit charitable organizations they select. We are grateful and honored to be selected for this award and to share the proceeds with Boys Hope Girls Hope of Illinois.
Partnering with the Scientific and Medical Communities (September 2020) - As part of the GPF Foundation’s outreach to the medical community, Ross Friedman, co-founder and Board President, was a panelist at Rosalind Franklin University’s Brain Science Institute Conference. The panel discussion was focused on brain function, repair, regeneration & genetics. Ross shared GPF Foundation’s efforts to build on the scientific research to educate medical professionals in the emergency room to respond to someone experiencing a negative reaction to MDMA or other psychostimulant.
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