Students learned about the origins of opioids, how to recognize signs of an overdose and what to do if an overdose occurs. On Friday, Nov. 22, students in Becky Brent’s Health and Wellness class got a unique learning experience. Amy Kwarteng, a fourth-year medical student from the University of Michigan Medical School, visited CHS to give a presentation about the opioid epidemic and naloxone, a drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. At the end of the block, students were given a naloxone kit to take home if their parents had given permission. Out of all the Ann Arbor Public Schools, Community is the first to host such a presentation. The idea to present in schools came to Kwarteng after working at the National Institute on Drug Abuse in Maryland for two years, learning from doctors who treat patients with substance use disorders.
Learn more about the training spearheaded by Institute faculty member, Dr. Gina Dahlem