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14 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Evan Ashkin <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Dr Evan Ashkin <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 4401 Chickadee Rd <br /> Durham NC 27705 <br /> Phone: 9194755978 <br /> Email: ashkin@med.unc.edu <br /> Year of OC Residence: 2021 <br /> Township of Residence: Chapel Hill <br /> Zone of Residence: County <br /> Gender Identity: Male <br /> Ethnic Background: White <br /> Age Range: 60+ <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> I am the founding director of the NC Formerly Incarcerated Transition Program, I am part <br /> of the work in Orange County with people impacted by incarceration, Opioid Use <br /> Disorder. I assisted the Detention center in starting its OUD treatment program and <br /> provide technical assistance to the Lantern Project. I am a provider at PHS Chapel Hill <br /> clinic where I treat people coming from the detention center with opioid use disorder and <br /> prescribe suboxone. <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> None <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Opioid Advisory Committee <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> I am a UNC family physician that started the Formerly Incarcerated Transition (FIT) Program. I <br /> have worked extensively with the health department, CJRD and Sheriff on improving treatment <br /> for people in Orange County who suffer from Opioid Use Disorder(OUD). I am also a provider of <br /> medication for opioid use disorder for people in orange county impacted by incarceration at the <br /> PHS Chapel Hill Clinic. In addition I provide technical assistance to the Lantern Project and other <br /> programs around the state connecting people to evidence based treatment for OUD. <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br /> I very much want our county to support the most impactful and effective strategies for OUD and <br /> prevention of overdose. I have expertise in this area and local connections to most programs <br /> and providers <br /> Contribution to the diversity of viewpoints on this board: <br /> I would bring the perspective of a treating provider of people with OUD that are impacted by <br /> incarceration and knowledge of what is being done around our state and nationally. I also have <br /> extensive knowledge of the challenges people face related to reentry <br /> Conflict of Interest: <br />