Overdose Prevention 101 Guide

Equity in Overdose Prevention

Our country’s response to drug use—from supportive treatment policies to punitive sentencing practices—is highly unequal by race and class. Our NOPN Health Equity Tool  is designed to help you embed equity into your overdose prevention strategies and approach.

Related resources

• Case Studies: Health Equity Strategies in Overdose Prevention

• Key Considerations for Centering Equity in Overdose Prevention

• Big Ideas in Overdose Prevention: Invest in Health Equity (video)

• Taking Action on Racial Equity in Drug User Health Programs E-Course

• Developing a Strategy for Health Equity (video)

• Advancing Equity and Reducing Harm to Communities of Color from Drug Use (tool)

• The War on Drugs is an Epic Fail (video)

• Overdose Prevention and Outreach with LGBTQI+ Communities (webinar)

• 50 Years After the War on Drugs. What Now? (video)