This document has been produced to assist LHDs with guidance as they develop their context-specific response to overdose spikes as drug trends, overdose frequency, and public health and public safety resources will be unique to each local jurisdiction.

The Biden administration is embracing harm reduction, which seeks to keep drug users safe even as they continue using. In this episode, Tradeoffs explores how harm reduction has become more mainstream and what kind of impact we can expect it to have on the overdose crisis.

In these videos, Congress was engaged in discussions on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and substance use and the need for Mental Health First Aid, among other important topics.

These are sample Facebook posts and media campaigns related to fentanyl-related deaths, MAT, and overdose prevention strategies.

This resource guide offers recommendations, tools and examples from the field to better implement telehealth and technology-assisted services to increase access to care and improve outcomes for people with SUD.

This infographic is a guide on how to communicate effectively with family members with SUD and support them throughout their crisis.

This brief outlines the benefits of a mobile health care system to improve outreach and overdose prevention efforts.

This podcast with Sam Quiñones discusses the creation of a new synthetic substance that has become prevalent in recent years.

This website provides resources for addressing the relationship between trauma, substance use disorder, and mental health.

This guide provides an understanding of the principles and practices of trauma-informed care is a helpful way to understand and connect with patients, and improve the experiences and outcomes of care for everyone involved.

Racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by overdose-related deaths. This fact sheet discusses strategies for closing the gap in the quality of healthcare between different socioeconomic groups is vital to curbing the rate of overdose-related deaths.

This presentation compares our response to COVID-19 with our response to the overdose epidemic. It explains the need for innovation and progressive thinking to create change with how we approach substance use disorder as both a medical and community-based crisis.

This presentation describes the systemic inequalities in the justice system, and obstacles faced by those with SUD who are incarcerated, particularly women.

This presentation focuses on how the emergency of fentanyl has changed how we must approach the overdose epidemic, and how the differences between fentanyl and other opioids requires a new approach to treatment SUD.

This discussion highlights the challenges and obstacles faced by the Latino/a/x communities when accessing overdose prevention and addiction services. It offers recommendations for creating a more equitable health care system.

This presentation discusses the history of systemic inequalities in health care, and looks at examples of effective overdose prevention strategies in other countries.

Utah's attorney general describes the role of an AG in the overdose prevention effort, and strategies for bringing different sectors together.

This talk focused on the government's current strategies for addressing overdose prevention efforts, and the work that still needs to be done to address these needs.

The presentation focused on the need for accessible treatment services for incarcerated mothers with substance use disorder.

This discussion described new ideas and strategies in overdose prevention from medical and community outreach perspectives.