Opioids Fentanyl and Xylazine-What Are They and What Do Prevention Professionals Need to Know and Do to Prevent Overdose

Course overview

This course examines the prevention of overdose from opioids, Fentanyl and Xylazine. It includes: Substance use in the northwest (region 10), most common opioids, how accessing drugs is different, most common prescription opioids, forms of dependence, prescription fentanyl in the body, illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF), xylazine, common myth's about opioids, overdoses, and MOUD, exposures, strategies for keeping yourself same form...