NCTC Opioid Threat in the Community
Wed, Jun 02
|Billings PD Training Facility
Opioid Threat in the Community outlines the current opioid epidemic that our nation is currently facing, generating an advanced understanding of how opioids work, how this epidemic has exploded, and what can be done to combat this growing threat.**No Lodging or Per Diem Available**
Time & Location
Jun 02, 2021, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM MDT
Billings PD Training Facility , 4810 Midland Rd, Billings, MT 59101, USA
Class Description
Course Description:
The sudden rise of heroin and prescription opioid deaths, both nationally and throughout the Commonwealth, has presented a unique challenge to local communities. Opioid Threat in the Community, designed for educators, community organizers, and healthcare personnel, focuses on national, statewide and local trends relating to heroin, prescription opioids, and other opioid compounds. Opioid Threat in the Community outlines the current opioid epidemic that our nation is currently facing, generating an advanced understanding of how opioids work, how this epidemic has exploded, and what can be done to combat this growing threat.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
Analyze the history of opioid usage and how it relates to today’s issues
Assesses the currently identified trends in the manufacturing, distribution, and overdose death data on a national and statewide level
Understand the pharmacology of prescription opioid medication, heroin, and other synthetic opioid compounds