All Posts: opioid epidemic

• Medical Students Train Congressional Staffers on Opioid Overdose Reversal

  (October 1, 2022) — Medical students from the student-run organization Hoya DOPE (Drug Overdose Prevention & Education) led a bystander training for congressional staffers on Capitol Hill on September 28.  Hoya DOPE student leaders Ruth Watson (M’23), Kira Chandran (M’23), Pei-Ying Kobres (M’23), and John Lim (M’22) led the training, which was hosted by the […]

  Category: News Stories Tags: community outreach, opioid epidemic, student experience

• Medical Students on a Mission to Reverse Opioid Overdoses in DC

  (September 9, 2022) — In 2020, the DC Department of Health reported 411 overdose deaths from opioids, nearly twice as many as in 2018. As the number of deaths attributed to opioid overdoses grows in the District, a team of medical students is determined to make a difference and help save lives. For the last […]

  Category: News Stories Tags: community outreach, opioid epidemic, substance abuse