LCCC hosts opioid awareness forum

Lehigh Carbon Community College will partner with the Center for Humanistic Change, Allentown, to offer a half-day Opioid Addiction Education Forum 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 19, via Zoom. The forum will focus on educating the campus and local community about opioid addiction and new resources for ending the epidemic.

The forum is free, but participants must preregister.

The forum also offers three continuing education credits to social workers, as well as PCB credits.

In the forum, participants will learn about opioid use disorders and the use of Narcan to rescue people from overdoses. Also, Lisa Wolff from the Center for Humanistic Change will present naloxone training.

In addition, participants will be able to join a search for drugs hidden in a typical teen bedroom through an interactive virtual version of the Mock Teen Bedroom.

Paige Roth, program coordinator for Addiction Recovery Services at Lehigh Valley Health Network, will share her personal story and explain some of the new programs designed to connect struggling people with treatment in the wake of an overdose. Emily Leonardo, a certified recovery specialist, will discuss her work conducting outreach to addicted individuals.

Local treatment centers and self-help groups will also be available to answer questions and share resources.

Registration for the forum is required. For information, contact Molly Stanton, opioid prevention educator, at mstanton@lccc.edu, or Brian DeLong, project director, at bdelong2@ lccc.edu.