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| Naden Kreitz, a third-year medical student, visits a fraternity house to discuss opioid intoxication. |
Over the past month, Naden Kreitz, a third-year medical student, and Ben Loftis and Macy McCollister, both second-year medical students, visited every fraternity house and two sorority houses on campus.
During the education sessions with the fraternity and sorority chapters, the medical students addressed what opioids are and how they work, symptoms that distinguish an opioid intoxication from other common intoxications, naloxone (Narcan) administration and usage, and steps to take if an opioid intoxication is detected.
Kreitz, who was involved in USA’s Greek community as an undergrad, conceived the idea for the opioid education project.
“I wanted to ensure that Greek life on South Alabama's campus was able to safely identify what an opioid intoxication would look like and prevent an unnecessary death in the community,” he said. “Opioid intoxication is a serious threat to our generation and making sure the college campus is safe and equipped with knowledge to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose is an easy way to give back as a medical student.”
Kreitz said after the sessions, the Greek chapters were grateful for the knowledge and felt better prepared to recognize an opioid overdose.
