The Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit will be held in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference annually attracts more than 3,000 stakeholders working to address the opioid crisis. The four-day event includes a prevention track with nine sessions, as well as more than one hundred other sessions on addressing opioids across systems and sectors.
The prevention track includes:
- Analysis of Prevention Programs, Practices, and Policies
- Establishing the Community Pharmacist’s Role in Prescription Opioid Misuse Prevention
- Opioid Epidemic Response: Employer Toolkit
- Tailored Approaches to Opioid-Related Academic Detailing of Urban and Rural Prescribers
- “Nothing About Us Without Us”: Youth Engagement in Substance Abuse Prevention and Early Intervention
- Think Local, Act Local: Addressing the Opioid Epidemic Through Community Coalitions
- Prescription Drug Misuse Prevention within College Communities
- Enhancing School Climate to Reduce Youth Drug Use and Other Risky Behavior
- Crafting and Delivering Opioid-related Messages that Work
