Novel Opioid Overdose Prevention Strategies

Novel Opioid Overdose Prevention Strategies

This training reviews the basics of overdose education and response, including caring for patients with a history of overdose and the efficacy of bystander overdose education and prevention. We will focus on novel overdose prevention strategies, including test strips, sedation monitoring centers, safe consumption sites, and safe supply. Further, this training identifies naloxone (Narcan's) mechanism of action.

Learning Objectives

• Review the epidemiology of opioid overdose death throughout the United States.
• Identify metaphysical contributions to the associated risk of opioid overdose for specific subpopulations of people using substances.
• Appraise the effectiveness of current/traditional models of opioid overdose prevention.
• Assess the effectiveness of novel opioid overdose prevention strategies and their feasibility in the community setting.
• Identify the concerns associated with opioid overdose in the context of polysubstance use.

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