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Students for Recovery Club hosts “Let’s Talk Recovery” event to promote awareness of substance misuse

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Michael Combs, Co-Editor in Chief • April 21, 2023
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Michael Reynolds from West County Community Services will provide Narcan training and SRJC faculty will host a speaker panel about substance use awareness at the Students for Recovery Club event “Let’s Talk Recovery” at 6 p.m. April 25 in the Students Activity Center Bertolini Hall.

Santa Rosa Junior College Students for Recovery Club is hosting a “Let’s Talk Recovery” event to provide Narcan training and substance use awareness for students at 6 p.m. April 25 in the Students Activity Center in Berolini Hall.

Dan Lionett, president of Students for Recovery, is hosting the event. He hopes the event will help students connect with resources that support their mental and physical well-being amidst the current opioid-use epidemic in the local community. He is also working to advocate the de-stigmatization of students impacted by substance misuse or stress associated with balancing school, family and work obligations.

“Change is not easy, but it is essential,” Lionett said.

Michael Reynolds from West County Community Services will provide Narcan training to attendees.

Jeane Erlenborne from Student Health Services, Brijit Alemán from Psychological Services, SRJC Chief of Police Robert Brownlee and Sean Martin from the Marley Stainer Foundation will speak at the panel afterward. The panel will cover ways students can deal with stress and also how to prevent opioid overdose.

The Students for Recovery Club will pass out Narcan and fentanyl testing strips at the event. They will also provide pizza and refreshments for attendees who arrive early.

Students interested in attending the event can RSVP by or scanning the QR code on the flyer.

The Students for Recovery Club meets at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at Doyle Library room 141 on the first floor. Their mission statement is “Bringing Awareness to substance misuse and addictive processes in the student population and offering support, resources, and fellowship based on inclusivity and diversity.” For more information they can email Lionett at [email protected].

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Michael Combs (he/him) began taking natural resources management classes at Santa Rosa Junior College to pursue his love of nature and the environment but has shifted toward journalism so he can share those passions with the world. Besides the environment, Michael also likes to write about politics, social justice and mental health. He has a bachelor’s of science in neuroscience and mammalian physiology from the University of California, San Diego, and hopes to get back to his roots with more science journalism as well. In his off time Michael likes to read, write and hike as often as possible in beautiful Sonoma County and beyond.