Fentanyl, Opioids, and Over-Medication Recreationally and Psychologically
The federal government has been concerned with targeting and reducing fentanyl use but there are also interrelated opioid issues. In addition, the issue of over-medicating for recreational and psychological purposes can affect campus communities of young people such as Bucknell.
Jack –The problem in the greater Lewisburg region.
- Reach out to local government leaders
- Lewisburg’s Mayor
- PA Senators/Representatives
- Anti-Opioid activist groups
- Find Rehab center contacts
- Go after local advocacy groups for victims of Opioid addiction
Grace–The campus situation. Student and counselor and medical perspectives. Any examples of overdoses/deaths among students?
- Ask students about the presence of drugs on the Bucknell campus and drug culture, is this something you are aware of?
- Possible interviews with the counseling center, psychology professor, upperclassmen students, and Bucknell Public Safety
- Research on data about events at Bucknell regarding drug use
- Dean of students about deaths at Bucknell
Bea– National perspectives: faculty and enforcement agencies. Some possible interview ideas:
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Offers scientific expertise on addiction neuroscience and federal research priorities
- Can provide comprehensive data on current national trends and evidence-based approaches
- Possibly the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- Can speak to federal enforcement strategies and international trafficking operations
- Bucknell Student Health
- Can provide insight into trends observed among Bucknell students
- May have data on substance use patterns specific to the campus community
- PSafe
- Can discuss enforcement challenges and approaches specific to the campus environment
- May have insight into patterns of substance circulation within the student population
Anna– Any campus and local groups working on these issues.
- Student health drug and alcohol education, appointment 57–577-1401
- John Dunkle Associate Dean of Health and Wellness at Bucknell jhd019@bucknell.edu
Liana–Opioid over-prescription issues– The consequences of opioid over-prescription at the individual and community level
- Individual Biological/Psychological Perspective:
- What problems occur at the individual level? More details on substance use addiction
- Medical Professional (Geisinger Health), Psychiatrist
- Pharmacist (Lewisburg Pharmacy)
- Individuals who have been affected (Former Patients, Recovering Addicts, Families of Victims)
- Addiction Recovery Counselors
- Neurot/Biopsych professor
- Sociology perspective
- Are certain communities are affected more than others? Which communities are these and why? What problems occur in these communities/families?
- Sociology professor
- Organizations
- Collaborative for Effective Prescription Opioid Policies (CEPOP)
- Opioid Regulatory Collaborative (ORC)
- American Medical Association (AMA) Opioid Task Force
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Student Survey
- Send out a survey to ask Bucknell Students about Drug use
- We will need to ask for approval
- It may difficult due to the illegality of the subject material
- Privacy may be an issue