Register now for upcoming Our Community, Our Health Town Hall – NDEWS Webinar on “orphines” (benzimidazol-2-ones) happening Thursday, May 21, 2026 ft. Dr. Agnes Winokur

Our Community, Our Health - NDEWS Webinar featuring Agnes Winokur, Phd.


We invite you to this month’s Our Community, Our Health Town Hall – NDEWS Webinar with Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Laboratory Director and NDEWS Scientific Advisory Group Member Dr. Agnes Winokur. This event will take place virtually via Zoom on Thursday, May 21, 2026 from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET. Join us to learn more about “orphines,” also known as benzimidazol-2-ones, which are a class of potent synthetic opioids and designer drugs that have recently emerged as adulterants in the US unregulated drug supply.

Register to attend using link, or scan QR-code in image above: https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/svBDKyxZTlW-l432aStYgg#/registration

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NDEWS is funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse to the University of Florida (MPI: Cottler (contact), Co-Is: Goldberger, Nixon, Striley), NYU Langone Health (MPI: Palamar), and Florida Atlantic University (Co-I: Barenholtz).