CREATING NEW PERSPECTIVES TO PROMOTE HEALTHY CHOICES

3 Opioid Abuse Prevention Tips for High School Educators

Make sure your lessons stick with students by using these helpful tips.   Today, more young people are being exposed to opioids than ever before, making education about opioid abuse more vital than ever.   According to one study, an estimated 27% of adolescents (ages 12-17) and young adults (ages 18-25) reported using prescription opioids in […]

5 Essential Opioid Abuse Prevention Tips & Statistics

Use this helpful information in your opioid abuse prevention program.   Opioid misuse and abuse aren’t always well-understood topics. After all, opioids are legal when prescribed by a medical professional, but they can lead to a slippery slope toward addiction when misused.   Sharing real-life statistics and tips can help participants in your opioid abuse […]

Opioid Abuse Prevention Activities to Use with Our Opioid Simulation Goggles

Give participants a hands-on experience with these activities. Interactive opioid abuse prevention activities are a valuable way to help students understand the impairment effects of opioids.  By simulating these effects, program participants can understand how dangerous using the drugs and going about their daily lives while under the influence can be. Activities also help keep […]

3 Opioid Abuse Prevention Resources and Tips

Check out these resources to create an effective opioid prevention program. It’s hard to open a newspaper or turn on the TV without hearing an alarming new statistic about opioid abuse and deaths from opioid overdoses these days.   The crisis is running rampant across the country, affecting people of all races, ages, and backgrounds. Fortunately, […]

4 Facts About the Opioid Epidemic

Learn why opioid abuse prevention programs are more vital than ever. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, nearly two-thirds of all drug-related deaths in the last 20 years have involved opioids. But the general public typically isn’t aware of how severe the opioid epidemic has been and how imperative it is to […]

A New Tool For Preventing Opioid Addiction

NEWS RELEASE  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  October 14, 2020  For more information, contact: Jamie Stebbeds  608-845-5558  Jamie.Stebbeds@fatalvision.com  fatalvision.com    A New Tool For Preventing Opioid Addiction  Verona, Wisc… The newly released Fatal Vision Opioid Goggles®, created by the company famous for the Fatal Vision® Alcohol Impairment Simulation Goggles®, will help combat opioid addiction across the country […]

Opioid Goggles Show West Virginia a New Way to Confront Addiction

Opioid addiction is a challenge in West Virginia’s northern panhandle counties. But the counties of Hancock and Brooke look forward to educating the communities about the problem with the help of Innocorp’s Opioid Goggles. “Yes, opioid addiction is a big problem in our area,” said Mary Ball, project coordinator of the Advocates for Substance Abuse […]