The opioid epidemic and drug checking: putting tools in the hands of experts

The opioid epidemic and drug checking: putting tools in the hands of experts

The Opioid Epidemic and Drug Checking: Putting Tools in the Hands of Experts

Thursday, October 17, 2019 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT

The lecture will provide an understanding of the current opioid epidemic and the confluences of factors that paved the way for our current state of unprecedented high rates of overdose deaths. The course will discuss and define harm reduction, and focus on one tool that is currently being employed to reduce overdose among people who use drugs.