DATE + TIME
Thursday, August 2020 at 10 am - 12 pm
TARGET AUDIENCE
Nurses (in direct patient care), Pharmacists, Human Resources Staff, School Counselors, School Nurses, Other School Staff, Social Workers, and Mental Health Counselors and Therapists
DESCRIPTION
This training will take the participant through the pathway of the prescription
. First, a physician from Prisma Health will review the opioid epidemic statistics in South Carolina and discuss strategies for cultural change as it relates to opioids. Next, a narcotics investigator will discuss the role of the Greenville County Drug Enforcement Unit and new and old drug trends. Then, a representative for The Phoenix Center will provide an overview of opioid use disorder and the barriers/challenges of opioid treatment. Representatives from social services, the Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS), and the 13th Circuit Solicitors office will provide an overview of their services. Lastly, the Coroner’s Office will provide an update on cases seen in our county and their role in the opioid epidemic. All organizations will briefly touch on how the COVID-19 epidemic has impacted their daily operations.
