Overview of Opioid Misuse, Associated Harms, and Public Health Responses in the US

Overview:

This is a 90-minute recording of a live webinar.

The webinar will describe the epidemiologies of opioid misuse and associated harms including HIV, hepatitis C (HCV), and overdoses in the US, and will use empirical evidence to describe the pathways linking opioid misuse to these harms. The webinar will end with a review of public health approaches to respond to these epidemics, which include medication assisted treatment, syringe exchange, and overdose prevention interventions.