MOUD is one of the most effective routes to recovery for individuals with opioid use disorder.
Learn about strategies to educate the public about overdose and make naloxone, the overdose-reversal medication, more readily available.
Learn about strategies to reduce high-risk prescribing/dispensing and safer opioid disposal.
This video introduces the three evidence-based practices part of the Overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach (or ORRCA) and reviews the evidence in favor of each of these practices. Four health care professionals share their experiences implementing these practices.
The video was co-developed by HEALing Communities Study investigators from Boston Medical Center and the University of Kentucky.
This guide includes (1) a menu of evidence-based practices spanning the continuum of care to reduce opioid overdose deaths and (2) real-word tips for implementing the evidence-based strategies.