Course Description:
Opioids, in some form, have eased the pain and misery of millions of people over the past 150 years – in our culture alone. However, the possibility of dependence and addiction have long cast a dark shadow over this important class of drugs. In 2021, well over 107,700 people died from opioid overdoses in the U.S. alone. Many of these individuals died from fentanyl poisoning – unintentionally. Now, the illicit drug industry is taking us into even more dangerous territory, with deadly non-fentanyl synthetic opioids and central nervous system depressants. This webinar will focus on these new and deadly synthetic killer. This webinar, Fentanyl and Beyond: The Evolving Drug Crisis, will help health professionals and clinicians from various backgrounds review the history and pharmacology of opioids in general, from fentanyl in 2012 to new synthetics in 2022. Moreover, the course will include a synopsis of these newest synthetic drugs and alternative opioids that most clinicians have not yet encountered in practice. The drug crisis today is vastly different from that which occurred in the ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s. Transnational drug cartels, sophisticated counterfeit drug manufacturing, and seemingly innocent social media sites have combined to take advantage of unsuspecting and naïve youth. Social isolation, stress, depression, anxiety, and frustration exacerbated by a dysfunctional culture and COVID lockdowns have led to an unprecedented loss of young lives. In fact, fentanyl is now the leading cause of death in people between the ages of 18 and 45. Understanding this tragic reality is the first step in preventing overdose, drug poisoning, and death in our young and vulnerable patients.
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Institute for Natural Resources
CE Credits: 3
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