This comprehensive workshop will help parents, grandparents, professionals, and neighbors become more informed about what drugs currently impact their homes, schools, workplace, and community. We will learn more about high-potency marijuana; marijuana edibles; dangers of vaping; the opioid and fentanyl crisis; how social media is allowing teens to hide their drug use; signs of substance abuse in the workplace; schools among today's teens and what to do about it. Mark graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in Electronic Journalism and Mass Communications in 1991. In July of 1995, Mark joined the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics as the Public Information and Education Officer, as well as Legislative Liaison. Mark has a plethora of knowledge and experience that includes the following: Member and regional Secretary/Treasurer for the Association of Oklahoma Narcotics Enforcers; Graduate of the FBI Media/Public Relations Leadership School; Served as Chairman of the Criminal Justice Committee for the State Drug and Alcohol Policy Board; Currently serves as an advisor for the Oklahoma Drug Endangered Children Advisory Board; CLEET-Certified Instructor on the topic of Drugs of Abuse; Named as the 2004 Regional Narcotics Officer Of The Year. Since joining OBNDD in 1995, Mark has taught more than 3,000 Drug Identification classes for law enforcement and the general public. Additionally, he has helped draft and enact more than 200 drug, human trafficking, and money laundering laws in Title 63 of the Oklahoma State Statutes.
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