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    Love, Loss and the Fight Against Counterfeit Pills

    Michael Brown
    Michael Brown
    Michael W. Brown is the global director of counter-narcotics technology at Rigaku Analytical Devices. He has a distinguished career spanning more than 32 years as a Special Agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Most recently he was the DEA Headquarters staff coordinator for the Office of Foreign Operations for the Middle East-Europe-Afghanistan-India. Prior to that he served as the country attaché in India and Myanmar providing foreign advisory support for counter narcotic enforcement. He also spent 10 years in Pakistan as a special advisor to the US Embassy on various law enforcement issues. Michael is a graduate of the United States Ranger Training Battalion and has a master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Technology and Management from the University of Eastern Michigan.
        

     

    After losing her beloved son, Zach (17 years old) in 2020 to a counterfeit pill that contained illicit fentanyl, Laura Didier has made it her mission to warn and educate others about this deadly crisis.  Laura is now the Outreach Coordinator for the non-profit organization Song for Charlie, where she focuses on public awareness, campaigns and development of a counterfeit pill curriculum that is used for community awareness events all over the country to warn parents and kids about the growing crisis of fentanyl poisoning.  

    Join us as we discuss:

    • Zach's story and the common thread of tragic loss across the country
    • The accountability and consequences for trafficking of illicit fentanyl
    • How to have effective conversations about fentanyl with your kids


     

    Views expressed in this material are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Rigaku Analytical Devices.

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