Monday, May 7, 2018
Opioid Epidemic Largely Skips Campuses
It seems that the Opioid crisis is hitting people of all races and gender, but people with higher levels of education are less likely to be hit by the crisis:
Individuals with less education are more likely to develop an addiction to opioids, recent research has found. This is for a few reasons: people with low education levels have fewer job opportunities, leaving them more vulnerable to depression and addiction; they usually work in areas with higher risks of workplace injuries, making opioid painkiller use more likely; and they have fewer resources to combat drug addiction, like money for rehabilitation.
Many campuses are giving Naloxone to security officials, and most of those who have had to use it are in community colleges.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/05/07/colleges-prepare-treat-opioid-misuse-see-few-cases
Have you guys heard about the Opioid epidemic on college campuses? What about at K? Had you guys heard about the epidemic impacting K at all?
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No, up until this class I never discussed or even knew about the opioid epidemic. I only knew of marijuana usage among students and other students using adderall to study or write a paper. But never knew how much of an impact was happening around the country, especially not at K.
ReplyDeleteI have not heard of the opioid epidemic impacting college campuses. I am aware that college students do abuse other substances, but nothing along the lines of prescription drugs or other hard drugs. I like how our class is allows us to discuss what is going on and open our minds about this urban issue that impacts us all. More schools and colleges should be talking about the opioid epidemic.
ReplyDeleteI don't want to say that there aren't people here who are impacted by it, but generally speaking no. With there already being a meth problem in Southwest Michigan, I feel like the city of Kalamazoo or cities around it may be susceptible to this crisis though.
ReplyDeleteReally have not heard of it on campus, but I am sure there are those that are facing an opioid addiction. Outside of our class, there really is not much discussion on the topic.
ReplyDeleteAgree with above comments. Education and reasons mentioned above may serve as important roles to avoid college students from opiates. I think students may struggle more on alcohol issues rather than opioid epidemic.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, I have never really thought about it at K. That said, I don’t think people at K are immune. A college sports injury or even injuring yourself at a party could lead to pain medication being prescribed for you injury. The possibility of addiction is there if you aren’t careful with those medications. I also feel that if anyone was struggling with an addiction like this, it wouldn’t be common knowledge by other people on campus.
ReplyDeleteI think much of the drug culture on college campuses is mainly party drugs. Although these are drugs susceptible to claim people to addiction, but as a whole I feel that the opioid crisis does not impact many college students (from what I understand)
ReplyDeleteLike most others stated, I had also not heard of the epidemic affecting campuses. I think colleges should really be making an effort to make students more aware .That way they can be ready to help combat the issue, being educated adults, and not exacerbating the issue .
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