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Toolkits, guides, and other resources vetted by experts in overdose prevention.
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Framing Your Message
This video provides information on how to effectively frame your message and what kinds of tools you can use to do this effectively.
Spotlight - Framing Your Message
This short video shows a flyer that the Northern Sierra Coalition used to get information out about pain medications and naloxone.
Strategies to Lower Opioid Demand
Dr. Willis discusses what strategies to use to lower the opioid supply and to safely manage chronic pain. He also addresses the steps of recovery for those who are experiencing opioid use disorder.
Spotlight - Strategies to Reduce Opioid Supply
Dr. Grover discusses how doctors can reduce the opioid supply and use safer prescribing methods for chronic pain.
Strategies to Reduce Opioid Supply
This video discusses strategies to effectively reduce the opioid supply.
Exhibit E Final Distributor Settlement Agreement
Exhibit E list of opioid remediation uses in reference to national opioid settlements (2022).
National Opioids Settlements - Information for California Cities and Counties
This page provides information for California cities and counties regarding the National Opioids Settlements, including the proposed multistate settlements with pharmaceutical distributors McKesson, Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen (the Distributors), and manufacturer Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its parent company Johnson & Johnson (collectively J&J), that were announced by Attorney General Bonta on July 21, 2021.
Fentanyl Test Strips (FTS) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)
The Overdose Prevention Initiative (OPI) team has created a Fentanyl Test Strips (FTS) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s). This resource is located on the Substance and Addiction Prevention Branch page listed under: Publications and on the fentanyl resource page listed under: Why is fentanyl dangerous.
COPN Fall 2022 Convening: Sustaining Your Work in Overdose Prevention Discussion Tool
How can you best position your community to sustain your overdose prevention efforts? Below are some ways to guide your thinking about strategies to sustain your current efforts and position your community to utilize the opioid settlement funds.
Telehealth Services a "Godsend' for Patients With Substance Use Disorders
From the start, patients like Richard (Ricky) Dominguez gravitated toward the telehealth counseling service, which they found much more accessible than in-person services. Dominguez, 26, has been battling substance use disorder since he was twelve. At the emergency room at a local hospital, he was referred to KCS, which, he says, “was a godsend.”
Naloxone Supply in California Q and A
This fact sheet covers the main discussion points and answered questions from the COPN webinar “Naloxone Supply in California.”
Addiction Language Guide
Spoken words cannot be un-said, and they have the power to build up person, or to destroy a person. When we choose to be compassionate, we become a part of the solution, giving an opportunity for others to be successful. This guide offers insight into how we can change the way we talk about addiction to create positive change.
SPACECAT Tool
Preventing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), suicide, and overdose involves cross-sector collaboration focused on impacting risk and protective factors at the individual, relationship, community, and societal levels. The Suicide, Overdose, and Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Capacity Assessment Tool (SPACECAT) was created to help state, territorial, and local health agency staff identify opportunities to work at the intersection of these public health issues to maximize resources and impact.
CA Bridge 100: Build Your Foundation
This 'quick start' guide walks through exactly what your organization needs to do to get going and start saving lives now.
CHLP Judy Moore Remarks
Dr. Judy Moore offers advice on how we should proceed as public health leaders in the fight against COVID-19 and other health crises.
COPN Crafting a Persuasive Narrative, Part 1: Knowing your audience and messaging appropriately
Utilize this tool to develop a persuasive narrative of your coalition’s work and community impact.
COPN Build Your Own Narrative Worksheet
Utilize this tool to create an impactful narrative for crafting an impact message of your coalition’s work.
Fentanyl Frequently Asked Questions
This fact sheet answers frequently asked questions about fentanyl, buprenorphine, and the impact fentanyl has on overdose prevention efforts.
Words Matter - Terms to Use and Avoid When Talking About Addiction
This page offers background information and tips for providers to keep in mind while using person-first language, as well as terms to avoid to reduce stigma and negative bias when discussing addiction. Although some language that may be considered stigmatizing is commonly used within social communities of people who struggle with substance use disorder (SUD), clinicians can show leadership in how language can destigmatize the disease of addiction.
Principles of Harm Reduction
Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with drug use. Harm Reduction is also a movement for social justice built on a belief in, and respect for, the rights of people who use drugs.