AZTIFC - August Connect - Fatal Fentanyl: How SUD, Stigma, and Trauma...

The AZTIFC seeks to build resilient faith-based organizations in order to facilitate sensitive care, training, resource sharing, advocacy, and social movement; Not compromising our own faith traditions, but multiplying collaboration for the greater good of Tucson and the surrounding area.

These meetings are LIVE networking, training, and/or discussion meetings - we would love for you to join us!

Typically we meet monthly on the 3rd Thursday of most months from 11AM-1PM. The meetings will be hosted at Hope City Church and free lunch for those attending is included and provided by Pantano Christian Church.

This month: Fatal Fentanyl: How SUD, Stigma, and Trauma Fuel the Epidemic and What You Can Do About It

The goal of this presentation is to test what you think you know about illicit drug use and to challenge you to make an impact! We will look at the origins of the opioid epidemic and briefly explore some of the science behind substance use disorders and the addictive nature of opioids. We will talk about the stigma of drug use and how trauma factors contribute to a person’s likelihood of misusing, and/or continuing to misuse drugs. We will also discuss fentanyl, its different forms, and how easy access to it continues to fuel this deadly epidemic. We will also speak about naloxone, one of our best tools for saving a life during an opioid overdose. Most importantly, we’ll talk about what each one of us can do to make an impact.

Special Guest Presenter - Jaime Burnett

About Jaime: Born and raised in Arizona, Jaime graduated from the University of Arizona and spent 21 years as a police officer with the Tucson Police Department. During her last four years with the Department, she was assigned to the Substance Use Resource Team where she and her team worked to address substance misuse and overdose in the Tucson community through outreach, education, and collaboration. In 2022, Jaime became the Arizona Public Health Analyst for the Overdose Response Strategy (ORS), an unprecedented and unique public health-public safety partnership between the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As the ORS Public Health Analyst for Arizona, the core of Jaime’s work involves cross-agency, interdisciplinary collaboration with a single mission of reducing overdose deaths and saving lives across Arizona. Jaime has training in Motivational Interviewing, Trauma Informed Care, Mental Health First Aid, and Crisis Intervention. She has experience collaborating with public health, public safety, service providers, harm-reduction groups, local and state government, and LGBTQIA+, minority, and faith-based communities in issues surrounding substance misuse, mental health, and homelessness. She is excited to collaborate across the state and to focus her knowledge and efforts on reducing overdoses and saving lives in Arizona.

We hope that you will join us!

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