HT3 - Erasing the Stigma in the Black Community: Real Talk Conversations on Opioid Disorder

Monday, May 20, 2024

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PST

Location: Sunset 5-6

CE: 1.5

Round Table Facilitator(s)

Teri Carlyle, BS

Substance Use Disorder Program Coordinator
Urban Strategies Council
Oakland, California
Veronica King, BA, SUDCC

Certified Substance Use Disorder Counselor
Urban Strategies Council
Suisun City, California
Vernice Cooper, LMFT, MPA

Addiction Medicine and Recovery Clinician- Consultant
Urban Strategies Council
VALLEJO, California

Presentation Summary: Real Talk Conversations on Erasing the Stigma of Opioid Use Disorder in the Black Community is a safe space for a candid conversation and an open dialogue on mental illness and substance/opioid use disorder. It’s an opportunity to bring awareness to the effects of the opioid epidemic on the black family. The presenters will interact and engage with attendees in order to Erase the Stigma and prevent overdose deaths. No longer can we say “not my baby”! Come learn how this critical conversation has increased awareness and helped to develop empathy towards individuals struggling with opioid use disorder.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this activity, participants will:

Discuss unique challenges faced by the Black community in relation to opioid use disorder, including the role of systemic racism, poverty, and lack of access to healthcare.
Identify the external and internal signs and symptoms of someone using opioids.
Demonstrate the administration of NARCAN in order to reverse an overdose, as well as, learn how to test drugs for fentanyl. Each participant will receive a NARCAN kit and fentanyl test strips.