Date of Presentation

5-6-2021 12:00 AM

College

School of Osteopathic Medicine

Poster Abstract

The opioid epidemic has claimed the lives of thousands of people over the last decade due to overprescribing, synthetic opioids, and lack of treatment options. Project Opioid Lifeline was created as a mission to combat this issue by equipping the Camden County, NJ population with the necessary information to advocate for themselves and others. This project aims to find and centralize available resources for residents of Camden County by including addiction treatment centers, Narcan training and distribution, and unused medication drop off locations. Over the last nine months, partnerships were formed with community leaders and organizations, such as the Neuromusculoskeletal Institute (NMI) and treatment centers like Eleanor Health to back the service project and help those who were impacted by the epidemic. This project has become a movement and expanded to social media platforms to spread the message #TooClosetoOverDose, indicating that the resources are within hands’ reach and opioid addiction can be beat.

Keywords

opioids, Substance-Related Disorders, Camden County, public health

Disciplines

Community Health | Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Public Health Education and Promotion | Substance Abuse and Addiction

Document Type

Poster

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May 6th, 12:00 AM

Opioid Lifeline Community Service Project

The opioid epidemic has claimed the lives of thousands of people over the last decade due to overprescribing, synthetic opioids, and lack of treatment options. Project Opioid Lifeline was created as a mission to combat this issue by equipping the Camden County, NJ population with the necessary information to advocate for themselves and others. This project aims to find and centralize available resources for residents of Camden County by including addiction treatment centers, Narcan training and distribution, and unused medication drop off locations. Over the last nine months, partnerships were formed with community leaders and organizations, such as the Neuromusculoskeletal Institute (NMI) and treatment centers like Eleanor Health to back the service project and help those who were impacted by the epidemic. This project has become a movement and expanded to social media platforms to spread the message #TooClosetoOverDose, indicating that the resources are within hands’ reach and opioid addiction can be beat.

 

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