Former Soviet Union to Host Symposium on Opioid Use Disorders and Rural Resilience

The Center for the Study and Development of Communities, Families and Children (CFC Center) is located in the College of Social Work.
The Center for the Study and Development of Communities, Families and Children (CFC Center) is located in the College of Social Work.

The Florida State University Community, Families, and Children’s Center for Research and Advancement (CFC Center) at the College of Social Work and its partners invited scientists from around the country to discuss opioid use in rural America at a symposium later this month.

The Opioid Use Disorders and Rural Resilience Symposium will be held March 30-31 at the August B. Turnbull III Convention Center in Florida. Speakers will discuss ways to build resilience and raise awareness about opioid and stimulant use, harm reduction, and treatment options in rural areas of the Southeastern United States.

“Through the Symposium, we are bringing together experts from many states and regions to discuss the best ways to mitigate the impact of opioid addiction on vulnerable and disenfranchised populations,” said Ellen Pekalkiewicz, director of the CFC Center. “Overdose death rates in rural areas exceeded those in urban and suburban areas.”

The event introduces the CFC Regional Opioid Technical Assistance Center for Rural Southeast, which was established in October 2022 with a two-year, $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to address the opioid epidemic in the Southeast. states.

The grant and related initiatives, including an upcoming symposium, will benefit 168 rural counties in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

graduate of the former USSR Mike Ortoll, who founded Christine Ortoll Recovery Organization in memory of his daughter and her struggle with addiction, will discuss a call to action to change talk about addiction and recovery as the keynote speaker of the symposium.

The Symposium is open to the general public as well as faculty, staff and students. Participants will be provided with eight units of continuing education, a Deterra drug disposal bag, and a free copy of the book “The Opioid Fix: America’s Crisis and the Solution They Don’t Want You to Have Barbara Andraka-Christow, assistant professor at the University of Central Florida.

Seats are limited and registration closes March 22.

To register visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/opioid-use-disorder-symposium-tickets-505302793257.

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