Preventing OUD, StimUD, and Polysubstance Use Across the Lifespan: Trends, Risks, and Prevention Strategies
October 9, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Hybrid
The webinar will provide a prevention-focused overview of polysubstance use, including current trends, risk factors, and health impacts associated with combining substances.
The session explores how polysubstance use presents across the lifespan and highlights evidence-based strategies for prevention, communication, and system-level response.
Learning Objectives
- Define polysubstance use and describe current trends in Florida and St. Lucie County
- Identify key risk factors and drivers of polysubstance use, including mental
health, access, and patterns of intentional and unintentional use - Explain how combinations of substances increase the risk of overdose and
other adverse health outcomes - Describe how polysubstance use presents across the lifespan, including
differences among youth, adults, and older adults - Apply practical, evidence-based prevention strategies to reduce risk and
strengthen protective factors across individual, community, and system levels