Confronting the Opioid Epidemic

APPLY NOW for NPF's newest training opportunity!

Over three days, journalists will learn about:

- Misperceptions about addiction
- Treatments
- Law enforcement issues
- State and federal initiatives
- Latest research and data 

With this grounding in hand, journalists will cover the American Society of Addiction Medicine Annual Conference, with full access to presenters and abstracts. 

Media training & ASAM Conference dates:  April 12-17, 2016

Location:  Baltimore, Maryland

Application deadline: Tuesday, Feb. 16

The all-expenses-paid fellowship covers airfare, ground transportation, hotel costs, most meals and conference registration. NPF offers this professional development opportunity for U.S.-based journalists to enhance skills, increase knowledge and recharge their reporting on one of today’s most critical health and social issues.

Funding for this training is provided by ASAM, Open Society Foundations, Shatterproof,
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and the Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network.