2021 Rural Opioid Misuse Immersion Schedule
March 19–20, 2021, with an optional in-person activity on April 17
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Program Overview
This historical schedule records Northern West Virginia AHEC’s online Rural Opioid Misuse immersion and its optional follow-up activity.
Day one and day two were delivered through one shared online meeting. The matching PDF preserves the original print presentation. Expired meeting links, IDs, passcodes, dial-in numbers, and outdated contact details are intentionally not republished on this page. For current program information, contact Northern WV AHEC.
Online Preparation Activities
Participants were asked to complete each of the following:
- Read American Pain: How a Young Felon and His Ring of Doctors Unleashed America’s Deadliest Drug Epidemic, by John Temple.
- Review the SOPHE POPPED curriculum presentation.
- Review West Virginia opioid information from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
- Complete the SPENT online exercise.
- Review information about Opportunity House.
Articles
Participants were asked to review at least one article:
- Hampton, C.; Buckley, J.; Auld, M. E.; and Drewiske, K. (2019), A Nation in Crisis: A Health Education Approach to Preventing Opioid Addiction.
- Dowell, D.; Haegerich, T. M.; and Chou, R. (2016), CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain – United States, 2016.
- Life Reclamation, a WVU Magazine article about deep-brain stimulation to treat addiction.
Videos and Documentaries
Participants were asked to review at least one video or documentary:
- The Oxycontin Express
- Heroin(e)
- Recovery Boys
- Oxyana
Day One – Friday, March 19
| Time | Topic or activity | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 a.m. | Welcome and introductions | Amanda White, MPH, CHES, Executive Director, Northern WV AHEC |
| 10:00 a.m. | Opioid-use paraphernalia presentation | J. D. Jenkins, Assistant Commander, Mountain Lakes Drug and Violent Crime Unit |
| 11:00 a.m. | Break | — |
| 11:15 a.m. | Children in foster care and the opioid crisis | Brittany Sponaugle, MSW, LGSW, KVC West Virginia |
| 12:15 p.m. | Break | — |
| 1:30 p.m. | A pharmacist’s perspective | Sarah Miller, PharmD |
| 3:00 p.m. | American Pain: How a Young Felon and His Ring of Doctors Unleashed America’s Deadliest Drug Epidemic | John Temple, MFA, WVU College of Media |
Editorial note: the source schedule labels the midday break “12:15 a.m.” Its chronological position between 11:15 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. indicates 12:15 p.m., which is shown here.
Day Two – Saturday, March 20
| Time | Topic or activity | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 p.m. | Discussion with the recovery community | Matthew Kerner, Executive Director, Opportunity House |
| 2:30 p.m. | Debrief | Treah Haggerty, MD, Director of the Rural Scholars Program |
Optional Follow-Up – Saturday, April 17
| Time | Topic or activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 5:30 p.m. | Dinner | The Recovery Center, Buckhannon, WV |
| 7:00 p.m. | Optional Narcotics Anonymous meeting | The Recovery Center |
| After the program | Optional overnight lodging | Stonewall Resort, Roanoke, WV |
Additional Optional Reading
- Dopesick, by Beth Macy
- High Achiever: The Incredible True Story of One Addict’s Double Life, by Tiffany Jenkins
- If You Love Me: A Mother’s Journey Through Her Daughter’s Opioid Addiction, by Maureen Cavanagh