Based on a request from Louis Tagaban, First Responders Addiction and Recovery Coordinator, Central Council of Tlingit and Haida (a FY20 COSSUP grantee), the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College (NCJTC) requests to facilitate Drug Trend Awareness to Support Tribal Justice Training and Drug Influence Detection Training during the Tribal Opioid Statewide Conference scheduled as a repeat event on two sets of dates. The overall conference is scheduled for February 22-25, 2024 and will be repeated on February 27-March 1, 2024 in order to allow all interested Village Public Safety Officers (VPSOs), state troopers and other relevant public safety professionals the opportunity to attend the full training. Drug Trend Awareness is proposed to take place on February 23rd for Week 1, and on February 27th for Week 2, and Drug Influence Detection is proposed to take place on February 24th for Week 1 and February 28th for Week 2. Attendees meeting all training requirements for these specific portions of the conference will be eligible for continuing education units through Fox Valley Technical College. The invitation for the conference is being distributed throughout the entire state of Alaska, so any interested village, consortium or corporation will be able to send their VPSOs and other relevant staff. The VPSO coordinators for each region are included on the invitation list. NCJTC provided similar support and the same schedule for a previous annual conference and reached a combined total of 123 attendees.
Drug Trend Awareness to Support Tribal Justice
The opioid crisis and the flood of other drugs has reached epidemic proportion in many of our tribal communities across the nation. Review emerging drug trends such as Fentanyl, Fentanyl laced pills, heroin, cocaine, methamphetamines, synthetic cannabinoids, and other chemicals. Discuss specific challenges associated with vaping, butane hash oil, cannabis edibles. Explore the issues these “new drug delivery systems” have caused many states and tribal communities. Consider how particular drugs are designed and why the designs of these drugs are so popular. Review the stages of use, addiction, withdrawal symptoms, and the health and life-threatening dangers posed from the use of drugs. Discuss common delivery systems and observe examples of emerging drugs in various forms. Recognize the signs and symptoms of drug usage, as well as how Naloxone/Narcan works in cases of opioid overdoses.
Upon completion of the training, participants will be able to:
• Recognize current drug trends
• Identify signs and symptoms of an individual under the influence of various drug categories
• Explain drug abuse and recognition systems
• Describe the impact of various drug combinations
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