Preparing students for opioid emergencies

Preparing students for opioid emergencies

From Countermeasures by Emergent BioSolutions

October 16, 2024 · 26 min · Season 2 · Episode 5

About this episode

This episode discusses the changing conversation around opioid overdose on college campuses and the efforts of students and public health experts to promote safety and education.

Going to college is an exciting time filled with new experiences. For some students, it might also be their first exposure to opioids, and they may not know the dangers of accidental overdose.  However, college is also a time when many students get involved in creating change and promoting education to protect themselves, other students, and their communities. In this episode, hear how the conversation around overdose on college campuses is changing, and the students, administrators, and public health experts working to create safer campuses for everyone.  Guests: Riley Sullivan, Bella Grumet and Kathleen Ready of the Carolina Harm Reduction Union  Cori Hammond , M.P.H, Director, Prevention Services, Partnership to End Addiction  Alexis Drakatos , Assistant Director of Substance Misuse Prevention at the University of Oregon 

People in this episode

Guests: Riley Sullivan, Bella Grumet, Kathleen Ready, Cori Hammond, Alexis Drakatos

Topics covered

  • opioid education
  • college campuses
  • overdose prevention
  • public health
  • student activism

Keywords

  • opioids
  • overdose
  • college
  • safety
  • public health
  • education
  • harm reduction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Carolina Harm Reduction Union, Partnership to End Addiction, University of Oregon

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