Ending the Opioid Crisis with Schools

Every day, 128 people in the United States die after an overdose involving prescription or illicit opioids; 1 in 4 Texans has experienced an overdose or know someone who has. The Texas Targeted Opioid Response, a public health initiative by the Texas HHSC, will assemble a panel to explore the Texas-sized effort to reduce opioid misuse and overdose among youth through public health programs - early childhood intervention, expanding access to naloxone, and safe disposal of unused medication.

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Lisa Cleveland

University of Texas Health San Antonio, School of Nursing

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Willa Rosen

Education Service Center, Region 13

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Darrien Skinner

Texas Health & Human Services

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Douglas Thornton

University of Houston College of Pharmacy

About
Format: Talk
Type: Session
Focus Area: K-12 Education