Dan Zsido - Educating on Narcan and Saving Lives 2025

Dan Zsido - Educating on Narcan and Saving Lives 2025

Author: Joanie Sigal February 26, 2025 Duration: 26:39

Dan Zsido has had 15 years of narcotics investigative experience with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. He established and supervised the Strategic Diversion Task Force investigating pharmaceutical crimes, doctor shopping, fraud, trafficking and more. Currently Dan is the Training and Education Director at NADDI (National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators) - The Training and Education Director assists the Executive Board in the development and implementation of NADDI Training Conferences and Dan is the man for the job! Dan Zsido is an awesome addition to the NADDI Executive Board. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the NADDI organization and strives to keep our training's fresh, fun, and educational.

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Duration: 43:51
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Duration: 43:33
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Duration: 30:22
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Duration: 33:43
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