Assamualukum,

Please join us as ADAMS Center hosts a Symposium on Addiction and the Muslim Community.

Featuring various experts from SAMHSA (The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration), The US Department of Health and Human Services, and in-house Imams, this symposium speaks on the unspoken issue of addiction. Special focus will be placed on the presence of addiction in our very own community as well as the impacts of trauma and mental health on addiction.

Following the speakers, there will be a question and answer session. You will not want to miss out on this critical and necessary event.

This event is open to Adults 18+ Only. Tickets are free, but donations are grateful appreciated and will support future events on similarly relevant issues.

NO PHOTOGRAPHY WILL BE ALLOWED AND BABYSITTING WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE.

If you should like to volunteer for the event, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/EbefZnXpbJNVP8Zm9

Featured Speakers:

Imam Mohamed Magid: Executive Imam of All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) Center in Sterling, Virginia.
Rev. Dr. Que English: Director of the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Imam Kebba Sallah: Interim Head of the ADAMS Office of Imams
Dr. Husam Alathari: Medical Director of the INOVA Comprehensive Addiction Treatment Services and Medical Director of Fairfax Methadone Treatment Center.
Twyla Adams, MHS: Senior Advisor in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Dr. Neeraj Gandotra: Chief Medical Officer for SAMHSA
Dr. Mona Ezzat-AbuHamda: Board Member of The Virginia Academy of Clinical Psychologist and Chair of their Diversity Committee
Paolo del Vecchio M.S.W.: SAMHSA Director of the Office of Recovery where he provides leadership for SAMHSA’s efforts to advance recovery across the nation.
Dr. Torrance Brown Dr.PH, MPH: Principal public health expert at the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
Suheir Kafri: ADAMS Center Social Woker

ADAMS Addiction Symposium

Addiction and the Muslim Community