Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC) is one of 13 higher education institutions receiving a portion of nearly $1 million from the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs to prevent and reduce the use of opioids by college students and to create naloxone training for post-secondary institutions.

LCCC’s $81,000 grant will be used for a handful of key projects. The college has contracted with the Center for Humanistic Change to present Heroin and Opioid Prevention Education (HOPE) workshops as the focus of a college-wide awareness-raising campaign.

HOPE was developed in response to the concern about the opioid epidemic in the Lehigh Valley. The program builds awareness through the stories of local families coping with the impact of addiction. Attendees learn about the drugs, signs of use, and symptoms of overdose, the nature of addiction, training in Naloxone administration, and how to get help.

Funds are available to expand LCCC’s STEP-Up Drug Prevention Student Groups.

Naloxone overdose reversal nasal spray and certification in its administration will be provided to LCCC Public Safety Officers and key staff members.

A web resource aimed at reducing the stigma of addiction and educating students about opioid use disorder will be created.

Information: Molly Stanton, LCCC Opioid Prevention Educator, mstanton@lccc.edu; Brian DeLong, LCCC Director of Counseling and Community Standards and the Project Director, at bdelong2@lccc.edu; 610-799-1895