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OPE stands for Opioid prevention education is an education program designed to educate high schoolers about opioids and the risks associated with opioid use. This idea all started one Saturday while I was watching Greys Anatomy with my mom and my sister, I saw an episode that sparked inspiration inside of me. This particular episode I was watching was about a character who had a history of opioid abuse. While this fictional character was talking about her struggle with opioids and addiction, it made me wonder the extent of this problem in the real world. I started thinking about people I knew that struggled with addiction, and realized that there were quite a few, some even extending into my family. Later in the episode, the character that had struggled with opioid addiction attended a convention about alternative methods of pain relief, and it occured to me how easily opioid addiction can be prevented if we just educate people about the risks of opioid use.

Amelia Shepherd is a fictional character in Grey's Anatomy who struggled with opioid addiction.

In order to help combat opioid addiction, I designed an education program to inform teenagers in high school with what they need to know about opioids in order to prevent addiction and provide help and guidance to people already struggling with addiction. OPE, which stands for Opioid Prevention Education is a 3 step process that educates teens on 5 main aspects. OPE helps teens learn the risks associated with opioids, recognize overdose symptoms, learn about opioid prescription, learn about alternative methods of pain relief, and provide help and resources for people struggling with addiction.

In order to present students with this information, I created a process starting with a pre test, then going into a lesson plan and ending with a post test. I chose to include a pretest and a posttest in order to show that my education program taught the students about opioids.

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