Explain prevention and early intervention strategies.

Explanation should include

  • risk and protective factors in opioid addiction
  • specific populations at risk of addiction
  • motivational interviewing and other communication strategies
  • naloxone co-prescribing
  • roles of family and social institutions in prevention and early intervention.

Process/Skill Questions:

  • What are the physiological characteristics of opioid addiction?
  • What demographic is most affected by the opioid epidemic? What are some explanations for this?
  • How can provision of naloxone and training in its use be sustained financially?
  • What obligations do families and society as a whole have in preventing and providing early intervention related to drug addiction?

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