55 Peer into the opiate crisis and courses that can help, with Maren Wright Voss
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In this episode Maren\\xa0 discusses how she reduces harm caused by opioids. Maren\\xa0 talks about her role facilitating Extension\\u2019s pain management classes and peer support program. She shares a few of the pain management strategies that are covered in these Extension classes, some of the history of the opioid epidemic in rural places like Utah, what can be learned talking to people who have struggled with opioid abuse, and how doctors can approach this health crisis. Maren will also be a speaker at the next upcoming Blue Plate Research event. The HEART of the Opioid Epidemic: A cutting-edge program to address substance use disorder in Utah can be attended online 11:30 a.m-1:00 p.m. on August 19th at https://www.usu.edu/blue-plate/
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