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Combatting The Opioid Crisis On College Campuses: A Harm Reduction Approach, Corey L. Lepoudre
Combatting The Opioid Crisis On College Campuses: A Harm Reduction Approach, Corey L. Lepoudre
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College aged people are at a high risk of opioid misuse due to several risks including: an increased opioid misuse in people between the ages of 18-25, those who experience daily elevated stress, and those who live in metropolitan areas or in the Midwest region of the United States. Due to these risks, a harm reduction initiative geared toward college populations is beneficial to prevent a further increase in opioid misuse and overdose. A harm reduction approach was used to develop an educational toolkit for Quad City Harm Reduction to conduct a one-hour workshop for college faculty and students. Harm …
Comprehensive User Engagement Sites (Cues): Is This A Viable Option For The Opioid Epidemic In Philadelphia?, Siddardth Umapathy, Samuel Schadt, John Dubensky, Matthew Dimeglio, Sonul Gulati, Kevin Cooney, Olivia Nguyen, Priscilla Rodriguez, Marvin Lee, Peter Clark
Comprehensive User Engagement Sites (Cues): Is This A Viable Option For The Opioid Epidemic In Philadelphia?, Siddardth Umapathy, Samuel Schadt, John Dubensky, Matthew Dimeglio, Sonul Gulati, Kevin Cooney, Olivia Nguyen, Priscilla Rodriguez, Marvin Lee, Peter Clark
Research Day
INTRODUCTION: Opioid drug abuse has become an increasing concern throughout the United States, especially within the Philadelphia region. In 2017, the number of deaths by drug overdose were four times that of deaths by homicide. In addition, a total of 935 cases of secondary conditions due to needle sharing such as HIV and HCV occurred during the past year. The opioid epidemic has caused a public health emergency and any measures that could decrease the morbidity and mortality associated with opioid abuse are vital. A current proposal to combat this issue in Philadelphia is the implementation of a Comprehensive User …