THE OPIOID CRISIS THROUGH AN INTERGENERATIONAL LENS
Date and Time
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
Thursday, July 13, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Location
Zoom
Fees/Admission
Free for consumers. For $10 CE credit will be awarded to Illinois nurses, social workers, professional counselors, and nursing home administrators.
Description
During this interesting presentation, Chris Petrik will discuss the history of Opioids and the start of the Opioid crisis. She will review Opioid usage for pain management, the national response to the Opioid epidemic, the benefits and risks of Opioid use, typical age-related changes in older adults that impact the use of Opioids, the risk factors of overuse, and more.
