67% of those who use heroin started by misusing prescription pain medications, often led there by curiosity and availability. You can help address the opioid crisis in our community by starting with your own medicine cabinet. Click “Learn More” for tips for how to safely dispose of prescription medications.
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Opioid Overdose: Preventing, Identifying, and Risk Factors
Opioids are a class of drugs that include prescriptions like Percocet and Oxycontin, as well as illegal substances like heroin or fentanyl. When misused, opioids are very dangerous. With greater understanding, we can reduce the likelihood of fatal overdoses and save lives.
Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Training
PreventEd offers OEND training free of charge. Interested?
Self Test: Alcohol
Are you concerned about your drinking? Take this brief self-test to figure out whether or not you should be.
Hue Me
Hue Me is a personality invoice to help teams understand and recognize different roles and personality traits within a group, to ultimately create a balanced, well-functioning team.
General Substance Use Education
Trainings and presentations are available to organizations and groups seeking to learn more about substance use and substance use disorders.
Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA)
YMHFA is designed to teach how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or substance use challenge or is in crisis.
Signs of Suicide
SOS is a two hour training that provides tools to help school personnel and youth service providers identify the signs and symptoms of depression, suicide, and self-injury.
SAPST
SAPST is a 37 hour course (32 live, 5 online) providing a broad orientation to the field of substance use prevention.
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An Introduction to GuidEd
Learn about PreventEd’s early intervention program. GuidEd serves adolescents ages 12-19 that have started to exhibit some concerning behavior around substance use.
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