Aspire Counseling Service Bakersfield, California, United States
Session Description: Dr. Fernando, Medical Director of Aspire Counseling Services, will speak on the dangers of counterfeit medications/drugs and how to treat an opioid overdose. According to the DEA, 9.5 million fake pills have been seized in 2021, “counterfeit pills are easy to buy and contain deadly doses of fentanyl”. Counterfeit medications have played a large role in the increase of overdose deaths this year. Dr. Fernando and team will provide narcan training and distribution for all attendees.
Learning Objectives:
After this activity participants should be able to
Define what is a counterfeit medication, what are the risk factors associated to counterfeit medications?
Upon completion, participant will be able to list and implement various harm reduction strategies and administer Narcan to someone experiencing an overdose.
Upon completion, participant will be able to describe the difference between synthetic and organic drugs.