Roll Call-The Rise of Kratom
Event Date:
August 25, 2026
Event Time:
2:00 pm
Event Description
Roll Call August 25, 2026
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
This discussion will focus on the rise of Kratom, its physiological effects, and how its sociological patterns are unique from what we have experienced with other substances.
Presented by: Andy Greer, Senior Professional Relations Manager, Gateway Foundation
Andy Greer first began his training in social services as a community educator and secondary victim crisis worker with what is now known as the Survivor Empowerment Center in 1995. Later that year he began working with adolescents in the criminal justice system as an intern/practicum student at IYC-Harrisburg. In 1996 he began working at the Gateway Foundation in Carbondale. Over the next 17 years he worked as a counselor on the residential units, an adult outpatient counselor, community outreach coordinator, admissions counselor, and adolescent outpatient counselor. In 2013 he left Gateway to begin working as the drug court counselor for the Marion Co. Court System. In 2015, Andy transitioned from drug court to begin a 4 year stint as the probation officer in Johnson County, IL. In 2019, Andy returned to the Gateway Foundation as a Professional Relations Manager, a position he continues to hold today. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Southern Illinois University, where he also did some graduate work in the Rehabilitation Counseling program. He was a Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor from 1997 until 2017 as well as earning certificates in DUI Evaluations and the ARISE Model of Interventions.
Topic: Roll Call-The Rise of Kratom
Time: Aug 25, 2026 02:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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