Process Evaluation Results of a Multi-Year, Multi-Pronged, Interdisciplinary Approach to Opioid Misuse Prevention on a University Campus

Session I, Virtual Room 1: Health & Well-Being

This presentation will cover prevention programming and process evaluation results of a multi-year, multi-pronged, interdisciplinary approach to opioid misuse prevention on a college campus. Process data collected across three years of opioid misuse prevention programming focused on 1) assessing risk, 2) increasing knowledge and awareness of misuse, 3) increasing knowledge of and access to resources, 4) reducing access to opioids, 5) encouraging curriculum infusion, 6) reducing stigma and building support, 7) implementing peer-to-peer programming, and 8) providing interdisciplinary professional development will be reviewed. Evaluation results indicate that multi-pronged prevention strategies to prevent opioid misuse developed out of inter-disciplinary collaboration can increase awareness, are well-received, and are highly feasible in the university context.