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Hamilton County Advances Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Jail
People who start medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) prior to release from jail or prison and continue taking MOUD as they reenter their communities are 75% less likely to experience an overdose. Learn about a program championed by the sheriff's department and community partners in Hamilton County, Ohio, which ensures incarcerated individuals can access treatment prior to release.
Emergency Housing for Opioid Treatment
Providing emergency housing to support entry into and reentry from treatment for opioid use disorder: A behavioral health and law enforcement crisis responses team collaboration in Ulster County, New York.
New York's Peer-led Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution Programs Build Trust, Save Lives
In New York state, more than 1,000 overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) programs are educating citizens about how to prevent and respond to an overdose. Read about three examples of community-led programs that work to spread information about overdose and get naloxone into the hands of people at highest risk.
Overdose Recognition and Response for Bystanders
A printable trifold brochure that instructs bystanders on how to identify an opioid overdose, call for help, and administer naloxone and rescue breathing.
Cash Stipends for Peers Distributing Naloxone and Providing Harm Reduction Services
Providing cash stipends to peers (people with active drug use) to distribute naloxone and provide harm-reduction services within their social networks
EMS Naloxone Leave-Behind Program
Providing community members with naloxone via EMS Leave-Behind programs
Partnering with Pharmacies for Medication Drop-Boxes
Using existing systems and collaborating with community pharmacy partners to create and promote medication drop-box/safe disposal locations.
Using Community Listening Tours to Build a Diverse Coalition to Reduce Overdose Deaths
How a community listening tour helped build a diverse and representative coalition committed to reducing overdose deaths in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
Engaging People with Lived Experience through Photovoice
Engaging People with Lived Experience of Opioid Use through Photovoice in Belchertown and Ware, Massachusetts.
Utilizing a readiness assessment and coalition membership checklist to build and engage a coalition that aligns with the community's priorities, experience, and capacity for opioid overdose prevention in Rochester, New York.