{"id":505,"date":"2024-05-07T13:08:42","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T17:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catalystct.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=505"},"modified":"2026-10-13T10:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T14:24:18","slug":"strategic-opioid-and-fentanyl-awareness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/catalystct.org\/es\/the-hub\/strategic-opioid-and-fentanyl-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"Concientizaci\u00f3n estrat\u00e9gica sobre opioides y fentanilo"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Jacqueline M. Calayag, MSC, CPSRP, RCP
Program Coordinator – State Opioid Response
jcalayag@catalystct.org<\/a>
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Hi, I\u2019m Jacqueline and I serve as the Program Coordinator for the Prescription Drug Overdose (PDO), Substance-Exposed Children (SEC) and Recovery Friendly Workplace (RFW) initiatives here in Region 1. My focus is reducing opioid harm and fatalities in our communities by increasing awareness of opioid dangers, as well as reducing stigma and promoting empathy for people with opioid and other substance use disorders (OUD\/SUD). I teach community members how to save a life using naloxone (Narcan). I train first responders and other key community sectors how to engage family members, friends and bystanders present at an opioid emergency by providing naloxone and resources to prevent another emergency. I also help agencies, businesses and organizations in the region earn state recognition as Recovery Friendly Workplaces (RFWs), developing ongoing partnerships that foster supportive environments for employees facing mental health and\/or substance use concerns. Finally, I help remove barriers to accessing naloxone by installing free cabinets with kits across the region. If you are interested in a training, receiving free naloxone or a free naloxone cabinet and kits, please feel free to contact me!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Strategic Opioid and Fentanyl Awareness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Opioids are a class of drugs primarily used to treat pain. There are prescription opioids, such as oxycodone (OxyContin\u00ae), hydrocodone (Vicodin\u00ae), codeine, morphine, and methadone, and illegal opioids, such as heroin. While opioids can be very effective in treating pain, they are highly addictive. Often, people who become dependent on prescription opioids turn to heroin as a cheaper source.<\/p>\n\n

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is causing accidental overdoses and claiming lives across the country. In 2021, fentanyl took more lives than gun- and auto-related deaths combined.<\/strong> Illicit fentanyl is being mixed with other drugs to increase its potency and is sold as powders and nasal sprays. It also is becoming increasingly common to find it pressed into pills, which are made to look like legitimate prescription drugs.<\/p>\n\n

Every 7 out of 10 fake pills tested for fentanyl contain a lethal dose.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

State Opioid Response Initiative<\/h3>\n\n

To help combat the nationwide opioid crisis, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration<\/a> (SAMHSA) announced nearly $1.5 billion<\/a> in State Opioid Response (SOR) grants<\/a>. \u00a0The grants cover a variety of services, including prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support.<\/p>\n\n

The Hub uses its SOR funding to increase awareness of opioid use disorder (OUD), reduce unmet treatment needs, and prevent opioid-related deaths. We do this work by:<\/p>\n\n