Preventum Initiative

A non-profit that brings research & technology together to solve complex public health problems. Developer of the @FENDmovement app to fight the opioid crisis.

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Teen vaping is the other epidemic during the coronavirus era: What parents need to know https://t.co/BqxWoUZysf via @TodayShow

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Fentanyl deaths are on the rise in Santa Clara County. IN early Nov, county recorded more fentanyl-related deaths than there were in all of 2019. Has seen children as young as 16 and adults as old as 60 fall victim to fentanyl overdoses. https://t.co/AK18bjbNYO

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The opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone was among the items given out in holiday gift bags in a South Carolina community ravaged by the opioid crisis. https://t.co/iDq3av47Ui

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"Opioid-addicted Americans & the opioid crisis looks different in different parts of the country. If you don’t understand the epidemiology you'll fail in your responses to the problem & your prevention efforts will fail! " https://t.co/7TvPIkkK3v

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Research shows that resilience is actually contagious. Some studies suggest that stories of people overcoming mental health challenges can even save lives.
DeMar DeRozan helped change the conversation about mental health https://t.co/h7f5oG9ywS via @torontostar

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@FENDmovement https://t.co/fjR7hizOXh

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Meth use up sixfold, fentanyl use quadrupled in U.S. in last 6 years https://t.co/pBTXEgDaPK via @upi

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How Racial Bias Shielded Thousands Of Black Americans From The Opioid Crisis https://t.co/NlPbYJF2R1 via @hereandnow

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Fentanyl (a powerful synthetic opioid) can shut down breathing in less than a minute! For drug users, fentanyl is more likely to cause an overdose... https://t.co/SvqaeS1bQw

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"Counties where doctors got more meals, trips and consulting fees from opioid makers had higher overdose deaths involving prescription opioids."

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Opioid Deaths In Teens And Children Almost Tripled In The Past 20 Years
"According to results of a retrospective study in JAMA, nearly... https://t.co/zRrl7aP1Jd

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Preventum Initiative is bringing our Fend Movement program to Virginia next year. AG Mark Herring describes the opioid epidemic as devastating...
"programs like FEND are critical tools we can use to teach young people about the dangers of... https://t.co/VIqrw1dD76

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Wonderful to see our opioid education FEND app in the news!

Unlike the “just say no” campaigns in the past, FEND encourages youth to engage in their health in a whole new way — through their smartphones. Using the unique combination of... https://t.co/SgTHXIZ9eo

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We are thrilled to partner with Attorney General @MarkHerringVA to implement FEND (@FENDmovement) - We look forward to working together to educate Virginia’s young people about opioids and other drugs. #Fendmovement

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We are thrilled to partner with Attorney General Herring to educate Virginia’s young people about opioids and other drugs.

Attorney General for Virginia, Mark Herring has partnered with the Preventum... https://t.co/I7DCsWqaJZ

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Dental Prescriptions Adding to Teen Opioid Abuse

"Of the nearly 15,000 young people who were given a prescription for opioids by their dentist in 2015, nearly 7 percent had another... https://t.co/Rg87qPjGP7

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"Even in an epidemic, some medical professionals are slow to change. This is what some experts are saying regarding the current opioid abuse, addiction, and overdose crisis affecting the United... https://t.co/C85Dsgo7sH

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I posted a new video to Facebook https://t.co/Uov9LDgs1l

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"Is Australia on path to a US-style opioid epidemic?
The latest data on Australia's drug overdose deaths indicate that pharmaceutical opioids are responsible for the majority of them."

At Preventum Initiative we are committed to stop this... https://t.co/S86EOMYrbe

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A Study has found that bisexual women are more likely to misuse... https://t.co/xCbNhAUTHz