BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//The Nevada Opioid Center of Excellence (NOCE) - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:The Nevada Opioid Center of Excellence (NOCE)
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://nvopioidcoe.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Nevada Opioid Center of Excellence (NOCE)
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Los_Angeles
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20250309T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20251102T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20260308T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20261101T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20270314T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20271107T090000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260212T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260212T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T125450
CREATED:20260112T172441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T172441Z
UID:21680-1770908400-1770913800@nvopioidcoe.org
SUMMARY:Emerging Drug Trends in the Pacific Southwest Part 1: The Substance Use Landscape and Why We Care About Emerging Trends
DESCRIPTION:The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) reminds us that effective prevention begins with awareness. Understanding our communities and their changing trends is essential for implementing responsive\, evidence-based services. This webinar is the first of a four-part series on emerging drug trends in the Pacific Southwest region. It will overview the importance of understanding emerging trends and the opportunities that exist to address them through the lens of the SPF. The webinar will also review risk and protective factors that influence the emergence of new trends. Finally\, it will provide a high-level summary of the current and emerging substance use trends in the Pacific Southwest region which will be explored in greater detail in the rest of this series. \nLearning Objectives\nBy the end of the webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\nExplain the importance of understanding emerging trends.\nIdentify opportunities to address emerging trends through strategic planning.\nIdentify risk and protective factors that influence the emergence of new trends.\nDescribe the current overview of substance use in the Pacific Southwest.\n\nWho Should Participate\nCommunity\, tribal\, jurisdiction\, and state-level substance misuse prevention practitioners and allied health partners located in the Pacific Southwest region\, including American Samoa\, Arizona\, California\, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands\, Federated States of Micronesia\, Guam\, Hawaii\, Nevada\, Republic of Marshall Islands\, and Republic of Palau. \nPresenters\nJosh Esrick\, MPP is the Chief of Training and Technical Assistance at Carnevale Associates\, LLC. Mr. Esrick has over ten years of experience researching\, writing\, evaluating\, and presenting on substance use prevention and other behavioral health topics. He is an expert in providing training and technical assistance (T/TA) in substance use\, having overseen the development of hundreds of T/TA products for numerous clients\, including six of SAMHSA’s ten regional PTTCs\, the PTTC Network Coordinating Office\, and the Central East ATTC and MHTTC. \nOlivia Stuart\, LMSW is an Associate with Carnevale Associates\, LLC. She has provided training and technical assistance (T/TA) through four of SAMHSA’s ten regional PTTCs and the Central East ATTC. In her role\, Ms. Stuart has developed dozens of T/TA products including webinars\, intensive training events\, conference presentations\, reports\, and fact sheets on a variety of topics across the fields of substance use prevention and behavioral health. \nDates & Times\nStates & American Samoa\nFebruary 12\, 2026\n04:00 p.m. – 05:30 p.m.     Arizona\n03:00 p.m. – 04:30 p.m.     Pacific\n01:00 p.m. – 02:30 p.m.     Hawaii\n12:00 p.m. – 01:30 p.m.     American Samoa \nPacific Jurisdictions\nFebruary 13\, 2026 \n11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.     Republic of the Marshall Islands\n10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.     Pohnpei and Kosrae\n09:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.     Guam\, Northern Mariana Islands\, Chuuk\, and Yap\n08:00 a.m. – 09:30 a.m.     Republic of Palau\n(view in your time zone) \nCost: Free!\n  \nCertificates of Attendance\nParticipants will receive a Certificate of Attendance for 1.5 hours for participating in each live webinar session. \nQuestions?\nPlease contact Tyler Dean (tdean@casat.org) for any questions related to registration. For any other questions\, please contact Audeaneh Saberi (asaberi@casat.org).
URL:https://nvopioidcoe.org/event/emerging-drug-trends-in-the-pacific-southwest-part-1-the-substance-use-landscape-and-why-we-care-about-emerging-trends/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Pacific Southwest PTTC":MAILTO:pspttc-info@casat.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260212T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260212T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T125450
CREATED:20260206T180156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260206T181154Z
UID:21830-1770919200-1770924600@nvopioidcoe.org
SUMMARY:Resilience for Families: Navigating Substance Use and Mental Health Conditions
DESCRIPTION:Families are often torn apart when a loved one is experiencing alcohol and drug abuse and/or mental health conditions. They are left feeling isolated and not knowing where to turn for help. Join the Behavioral Health Association of Nevada (BHAN) for a free workshop to learn more about substance use and mental health conditions and how you can support your loved ones. \nThis initiative is funded by the City of Reno’s Opioid funds\, with the Behavioral Health Association of Nevada being a subrecipient of these funds. \n \n 
URL:https://nvopioidcoe.org/event/resilience-for-families-navigating-substance-use-and-mental-health-conditions/
LOCATION:Washoe County Commission Chambers\,  1001 E. 9 Street\, Building A\, Reno\, NV\, 89512\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nvopioidcoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/BHAN-Resilience-For-Families-Flyer-Feb-2026-scaled.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Behavioral Health Association of Nevada (BHAN)":MAILTO:steve@bhanv.org or ncarano@bhanv.org
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR