A Nation in Crisis: A Health Education Approach to Preventing Opioid Misuse and Addiction This policy brief explores the U.S. opioid epidemic and advocates for a broader role for health...… Read More
Download SOPHE’s bibliography, Opioid Bibliography: Resources for Public Health and Allied Health Students, Professionals and Faculty, for access to the latest, evidence-based resources to better understand and combat the opioid epidemic.… Read More
Download SOPHE’s fact sheet, A Primer on Opioids: The Critical Role of Health Education in Preventing Addiction and Saving Lives, to understand the health education approach to the opioid epidemic.… Read More
Friday, April 6, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio Opioid use in the U.S. has been rising steadily since 2007. In 2016, the opioid epidemic claimed more lives than any prior year....… Read More
Developed by SOPHE/CDC 2017-18 Unintentional Injury Prevention Fellow Brandon Horvath, MPH, the POPPED curriculum is designed to increase awareness about the opioid epidemic and initiatives at the local, state and...… Read More
In June 2018, SOPHE’s Board approved a new resolution which documents the latest evidence on the epidemic and outlines health education steps to address opioid addiction and treatment. Overall, these actions...… Read More