This webinar explores how healthcare providers and community partners can engage with the DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day initiative and leverage DEA’s free outreach resources to address the opioid epidemic. With a focus on Tribal inclusion, presenters will highlight opportunities to collaborate with DEA in developing culturally responsive prevention materials for American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Participants will leave with practical knowledge of available tools, partnership pathways, and strategies for supporting Tribal-focused opioid response efforts.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will learn about how to get involved in the DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Initiative
- Participants will learn about how to get use DEA’s free outreach resources and materials
- Participants will learn how they can partner with DEA to address the opioid epidemic through partnerships in developing Tribal focused drug prevention materials.
Presented by:
Naomi A. Lane, MPH, an enrolled member of the Diné (Navajo) Nation, is Towering House and born for Deer Springs. Ms. Lane is a graduate of Indiana University-Bloomington where she earned her degrees in public health. Naomi is passionate about advancing interdisciplinary and collaborative partnerships to help reduce opioid overdoses and poisonings in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Ms. Lane joined the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s El Paso Field Division in 2021 under the Operation Engage-Albuquerque initiative, with a sole focus on addressing Tribal inclusion efforts. Since 2024, Naomi has served as a Tribal Community Outreach Specialist within the DEA Office of Congressional and Public Affairs.
Francesca Villarreal, MBA, MSW, ACSW (Osage, Quapaw) is a Tribal Opioid Response Technology Transfer Specialist (ICRT TTS) for the Opioid Response Network (ORN), serving the Tribal Southwest Region. In this role, she supports Tribal and Native-serving communities across California, Arizona, Nevada, and the Pacific Islands by coordinating culturally responsive training and technical assistance to address substance use and behavioral health needs.
Her background is in clinical social work, with a focus on providing integrative care grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing. Francesca brings experience in program coordination, training development, and cross-system collaboration, and is dedicated to strengthening access to culturally grounded and evidence-based resources. She is passionate about uplifting Indigenous voices and supporting sustainable, community-driven pathways to healing.
Continuing Education Units: 1 CEUs
This training is approved for continuing education by the boards listed here.
Funding for this activity was made possible in whole or in part by the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Director’s Office through the Fund for a Resilient Nevada, established in Nevada Revised Statutes 433.712 through 433.744. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in our courses are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Nevada Opioid Center of Excellence or its funders.