EMERGING TOPICS IN PREVENTION SCIENCE MEDIA SERIES

Applying Prevention Science to Quell the Opioid Crisis

May 30, 2019

Alaska 10:00 am -11:30 am

Pacific 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Mountain 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

AUDIENCE Community and state-level prevention practitioners, allied health partners, and community members who are working to prevent substance misuse.

DESCRIPTION Although the rate of opioid addiction has risen recently at an alarming rate, many misconceptions have compromised our ability to respond effectively. While trying to respond to this crisis, the public health community has neglected to consider findings from the field of prevention science about addiction and the causal influences that are addressable early in life. This webinar will discuss the research on pathways to addiction and evidence-based practices that address them. It will also offer eight recommendations for the federal government, states, and communities to consider to ensure that our investments in addressing this crisis achieve the greatest return on our dollars.