Harm Reduction
Reducing health, social, and legal harm associated with drug use, drug policies, and drug laws
The substance involved in the greatest amount of overdose-related deaths in America
Fentanyl
The # of OSU regional campuses
4
2 locations on OSU’s campus where students can pick up naloxone for free
Wilce Student Health Center, Student Wellness Center, Residential Hall front desks (HUB only), OSU Medical center James Pharmacy, East Hospital
Our main volunteering event
Safepoint! BHRxChange
The phrase all harm reductionists say
"Meeting people where they are at"
The medication to reverse opioid overdoses
Narcan / Naloxone (Narcan is the brand name)
The year the new union opened
2010
The non-opioid adulterant that has been contaminating the drug supply in recent years leading to increased overdose deaths
Xylazine
The year BHR was founded
2019
The other public health impact that harm reduction facilitates
Infectious disease prevention (HIV, HepC...)
The purpose of fentanyl test strips
It indicates the presence of fentanyl. If a drug tests positive for fentanyl, the user knows to not use it to prevent overdose.
The original colors of OSU
orange and black
Define MOUDs (previously known as MATs) & Name two common MOUDs.
Medication for Opioid Use Disorder: a medication that treats OUD by relieving withdrawal symptoms and cravings by interacting with Opioid receptors without providing a high. This effect decreases likelihood to seek illicit drugs, which decreases chance of overdose. They can be used for long periods of time and people can lead healthy lives throughout treatment.
Common MOUDs: Buprenorphine/suboxone, methadone, naltrexone
2021
The country that has successfully addressed their opioid problem through harm reduction
Portugal
5 symptoms of opioid overdose
Pinpoint pupils, slowed/no breathing, blue-tinted skin, unconsciousness, unresponsiveness, cold skin, clammy skin, snoring/gurgling sounds
This drink was invented by graduates of OSU
Four Loko
The reason it is important to refer to someone as “person who has an alcohol use disorder” vs “alcoholic”
Person-first language. This separates the person from the condition and emphasizes the individual and not their condition in their identity.
Additional answers are also destigmatizes for individuals and aids in recovery.
How to pronounce Dana's (ms. pres) last name (Oehme)
Amy
The location of the first syringe exchange program (SEP) in the U.S.
Tacoma, Washington (1988)
The promotion of this opioid created by Purdue Pharma and introduced in 1996 ultimately lead to the opioid epidemic
OxyContin
In 1933, a group of 75 young male students with limited financial means moved into a dormitory built beneath this place. Those 75 young men lived in barracks-like conditions and did chores in exchange for reduced rent.
A dorm built under the bleachers of Ohio Stadium in the southwest corner
The substance news reports warn parents about around Halloween (unsubstantiated)
Rainbow fentanyl
The original founders of BHR
Dennis Pales and Pranav Padmanabhan