Historically, it has not been the responsibility of the sheriff s and jail administrators to be primary providers of substance use disorder treatments. But with thousands of Americans dying every week from drug overdoses and those recently released from jail among the most defenseless, the situation has changed - sheriffs have taken on the challenge.

This guide focuses on using medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder in jails and prisons, and during the reentry process when justice-involved persons return to the community. It provides an overview of policies and evidence-based practices that reduce the risk of overdose and relapse.

This toolkit explains how faith communities can contribute to harm reduction efforts within their communities in order to change principles, practices, and policies.

This webpage provides tools for primary care providers to help carry out the complex task of balancing pain management with the potential risks that prescription opioids pose.

This presentation focuses on strategies to engage communities of faith in overdose prevention efforts, identifies potential barriers and facilitators to implement overdose prevention strategies among communities of faith, and the presenters discuss resources that can be used to empower faith leaders to address the opioid epidemic in their communities.

This document explains why naloxone is a key strategy to reduce opioid overdose deaths, as well as how to navigate the barriers of distribution. 

This document outlines harm reduction principles and specific strategies you can bring into your coalition to deepen your work. 

This is a conversation about syringe exchange programs and how they can increase access to treatment programs. 

This video presents examples of naloxone and stigma reduction campaigns.