Title: Explain prevention and early intervention strategies.
Course: Mental Health Assisting Careers (14002-II) > Section: Examining the Key Factors of Drug Addiction

Explanation should include

- risk and protective factors in opioid addiction
- specific populations at risk of addiction
- motivational interviewing and other communication strategies
- naloxone co-prescribing
- roles of family and social institutions in prevention and early intervention.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the physiological characteristics of opioid addiction?
- What demographic is most affected by the opioid epidemic? What are some explanations for this?
- How can provision of naloxone and training in its use be sustained financially?
- What obligations do families and society as a whole have in preventing and providing early intervention related to drug addiction?

Teacher Resources:

- Prevention Tip Card, Office of the Attorney General of Virginia (https://www.oag.state.va.us/files/OAG_Drugs_TipCard2_Print.pdf)
- Prescription Opioids: Even When Prescribed by a Doctor (video), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsAgnVMWxBc&list=PLvrp9iOILTQYPA_9rg3DFsG56BjUzOWFi)