Maryland Tech Council announced today that Nora D. Volkow, M.D., Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health (NIH) will kick off its new Innovation Speaker Series. Dr. Volkow will discuss the current state of the opioid crisis nationally and locally. Additionally, her presentation will cover what research has shown about this particular addiction, its prevention and treatment, and how science may help end the massive public health crisis. Key industry leaders are expected to attend this inaugural series event, which will take place Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at the Universities at Shady Grove from 7:30-9:30 a.m.