Institutionalizing Harm Reduction Efforts on Campus: From Policy to Evaluation
August 24, 2023
Panelists:
Aaron Brown
Dr. Jenny Damask
Santee Ezell
Watch our panel discussion on institutionalizing harm reduction efforts. Learn about key stakeholders involved, how stigma affected progress, and steps taken to reduce it. Discover policy formation, impact measurement, and funding sources. Explore the significance of recovery conversations and how this work differs from alcohol-related efforts. Gain valuable insights into saving lives and promoting a healthier future. Don’t miss this critical webinar for policymakers, healthcare professionals, and advocates.
Presenters
Aaron Brown
Dr. Jenny Damask
Santee Ezell
What You Need & Want to Know About Harm Reduction: A Panel Discussion
August 25, 2022
Moderator:
Ahmed Hosni
Panelists:
Corey Davis
Chase Holleman
Susie Mullens
Tune in and learn from national experts as they answer your questions about changes in harm reduction efforts, policy considerations, advocacy and implementation strategies for college campuses.
Presenters
Ahmed Hosni
Corey Davis
Chase Holleman
Susie Mullens
The Role of Drug Checking and Other Harm Reduction Interventions in Responding to the US Overdose Crisis
January 29, 2020
Presenters:
Brandon DL Marshall, PhD
Diego Arene-Morley
Dr. Brandon Marshall, Associate Professor of Epidemiology at Brown University School of Public Health and his colleague Diego Arene-Morley, Community Engagement Coordinator at RICARES, will discuss the role of drug checking in your community and the implementation of a proactive overdose prevention model.
Attendees of this webinar will be able to:
- Review the state of harm reduction programs in the United States
- Assess the role of drug checking as an evidence-based intervention to reduce overdose deaths
- Evaluate results from a recent pilot study of fentanyl test strip distribution in Rhode Island
- Reconceptualize harm reduction as a recovery pathway
- Outline three approaches to FTS on three campuses
- Provide relevant documents to inspire other campuses
Presenters
Brandon DL Marshall, PhD
Diego Arene-Morley
Implementation of a Collaborative Model for Opioid Overdose Prevention on Campus
October 10, 2019
Presenters:
Lucas G. Hill, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
Lori K. Holleran Steiker, PhD, ACSW
Dr. Lucas G. Hill and Lori K. Holleran Steiker of the University of Texas at Austin will discuss the role of naloxone on campus and the implementation of a proactive overdose prevention model.
Attendees of this webinar will be able to:
- Recognize the risk for overdose death among college students
- Discuss the role of naloxone in overdose prevention efforts
- Describe the proactive overdose prevention model at UT Austin
- Plan for implementation of a proactive overdose prevention model
Presenters
Lucas G. Hill, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
Lori K. Holleran Steiker, PhD, ACSW
Addressing Opioid Misuse on Campus: Policy, Treatment, and Recovery
February 21st, 2017
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Recognize how college policies can impact the ability to address opioid use
- Understand federal laws around communication with families in face of illicit substance misuse
- Understand steps colleges can take to help protect their students from opioid overdose
- Describe the benefits of using medication to assist in treatment of opioid addiction
- Discuss how 2 different medications are used in the treatment of opioid addiction
- Identify criticisms or problems associated with medication assisted treatment
- Understand the needs and challenges of being in recovery on a college campus
- Describe what collegiate recovery programs are and the benefits of them
- Summarize ways to get involved with collegiate recovery on your campus
Presenters
Kathryn McKee, MD
Sarah Nerad, MPA
Victor Schwartz, MD
Pot & Pills: Weeding Through the College Prescription Drug Study to Inform Practice
November 12, 2019
Attendees of this webinar will:
- Participants will have a general understanding of the College Prescription Drug Study and some of its key findings.
- Participants will learn about the University of Texas at Austin’s health communication strategy and initiatives to reduce prescription drug misuse among students.
- Participants will learn about the programs that Student Health & Counseling Services (SHCS) at Sacramento State has for cannabis, in light of the recent state-wide legalization.
Key Findings from the 2018 College Prescription Drug Study
February 20, 2018
Learn more about the findings from the multi-institutional College Prescription Drug Study and how to use that data to inform programming across the substance misuse continuum.
Attendees of this webinar will:
- Gain a better understanding about the frequency of misuse of prescription drugs on college campuses as well as access, reasons for misuse and consequences of misuse
- Learn about successful approaches to using the data on prescription drug misuse to inform programming, prevention and recovery efforts for students
- Understand current best practices and strategies to implement prescription drug misuse prevention strategies
Generation Rx University: Tools for Preventing Prescription Drug Misuse on College Campuses
April 18, 2017
Generation Rx has recently launched updated resources to promote safe medication practices on campus. Join Dr. Molly Downing, lead author, as she shares the resources available through Generation Rx University and strategies for implementation.
Attendees of this webinar will:
- Identify the Generation Rx University educational resources available to educate college students about medication safety and prescription drug misuse prevention.
- Discuss the main educational messages emphasized in the Generation Rx University resources.
- Explain how to utilize the Generation Rx University resources, including best practices for delivery and participant engagement
Presenter
Molly Downing, Ph.D.
The Dangers of Mixing Alcohol and Prescription Drugs
December 27th, 2016
This webinar will provide an overview of the dangers of mixing alcohol with prescription drugs, including a discussion of the science, prevalence, and misperceptions surrounding this risky behavior. The webinar will conclude with harm reduction strategies and prevention resources to address this problem on college campuses.
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the scope of alcohol and other drug misuse by college students.
- Explain how alcohol and commonly misused prescription drugs work in the body to produce their range of drug effects.
- Summarize the dangerous effects from mixing alcohol with prescription drugs, coupled with debunking common misperceptions surrounding this behavior.
- Identify harm reduction strategies and prevention resources to address the dangers of mixing alcohol with prescription drugs among college students.
Presenter
Molly Downing, Ph.D.
Beyond the Basics: Pharmacology of Commonly Misused Prescription Drugs ft. Dr. Molly Downing
April 26th, 2016
This webinar will help participants describe how opioid pain medications, sedatives, and stimulants cause their effects in the body, understand why misusers extract medicines from capsules and/or tablets, and appreciate why some people become addicted to these substances and others do not.
Presenter
Molly Downing, Ph.D.
Basic Pharmacology of Commonly Misused Prescription Drugs ft. Dr. Lane Wallace
December 9th, 2015
This webinar will help participants describe how opioid pain medications, sedatives, and stimulants cause their effects in the body, understand why misusers extract medicines from capsules and/or tablets, and appreciate why some people become addicted to these substances and others do not.
Presenter
Dr. Lane Wallace
Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants: What Colleges Need to Know ft. Amelia Arria, PhD
September 23rd, 2015
After watching this webinar, the attentive participant will be able to define nonmedical use of prescription stimulants and reasons for this behavior among college students and describe the incidence of nonmedical use of prescription stimulants among adolescents and college students. We will also discuss the most common sources of these medications for nonmedical use, identify characteristics or behaviors associated with students who use prescription stimulants nonmedically, bust common myths relating to the nonmedical use of prescription stimulants, and discuss practice implications for nonmedical prescription stimulant use on college campuses.
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