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Combatting The Opioid Crisis On College Campuses: A Harm Reduction Approach, Corey L. Lepoudre Jul 2018

Combatting The Opioid Crisis On College Campuses: A Harm Reduction Approach, Corey L. Lepoudre

Celebration of Learning

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 …


The Opioids: Why Do We Need Alternatives, Marie Eaton May 2018

The Opioids: Why Do We Need Alternatives, Marie Eaton

Palliative Care Institute

Data on current landscape of pain management.


Behavioral Correlates For Quitting Opioids Among Opioid-Dependent Pregnant And Non-Pregnant Women Of Childbearing Age In Rural Appalachia, Sindura Kompella, Sylvester Olubolu Orimaye, Nigel Dsouza, Karl Goodkin, Steven Kendell, Susan Wallace, Tracy Willson Apr 2018

Behavioral Correlates For Quitting Opioids Among Opioid-Dependent Pregnant And Non-Pregnant Women Of Childbearing Age In Rural Appalachia, Sindura Kompella, Sylvester Olubolu Orimaye, Nigel Dsouza, Karl Goodkin, Steven Kendell, Susan Wallace, Tracy Willson

Appalachian Student Research Forum

Background: The opioid epidemic is particularly worrisome in the pregnant population, wherein concerns are raised about the health of a mother and her child, resulting in an alarming incidence and prevalence of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). The 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) show the rate of illicit psychoactive substance use among the females aged 12 or older was 15.5% in the past year. Among pregnant women aged 15 to 44, 6.3% were illicit psychoactive substance users. In Tennessee, the number of hospital discharged NAS cases from 2002 to 2013 increased from 1.50 to 16.6 cases per …