Ohio University hosted an Opioid Workforce Expansion Project earlier this year. The annual conference seeks to combat the opioid epidemic through education.
“We’ve learned that, during the pandemic, the opioid epidemic really got worse, not better. It did not halt, and it will be several years before we know the final numbers,” Dr. Sheerlena Buchman, an assistant professor in Ohio University’s College of Health Sciences and Professions said.