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Toolkits, guides, and other resources vetted by experts in overdose prevention.
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NEXTDistro
NEXTDistro is an online and mail-based harm reduction service designed to reduce opioid overdose death, prevent injection-related disease transmission, and improve the lives of people who use drugs.
How to build a website map
Michael Miller of Brown Miller Communications explains how to create a thoughtful web architecture that will carry your coalition into the future.
Trauma and Mass Incarceration
Philomena Kebec emphasizes the relationship between trauma and incarceration, specifically the lack of support given to those who have historically been oppressed.
Why partner with harm reduction programs?
This video describes the role that harm reduction plays in reducing rates of substance use disorder, and how they can make a difference when health care interventions alone are not enough.
Overdose Prevention in Action: Developing Strategic Partnerships with Law Enforcement in Las Vegas
This video discusses valuable partnerships that have been formed between law enforcement and overdose prevention services in Las Vegas to promote overdose prevention.
How to Create a Compelling Data Story
This video provides information about how to effectively reach people that are not a part of your immediate community or organization.
Eight Tips For Telling a Story With Your Data
This video provides information about how to effectively tell a story with your data.
Traditional and Social Media Tools and Tips
This video provides information about how to use media to reach those in your community and it provides examples who have successfully done this.
Strategic Communications: Tactics, Tools and Timing
This video provides information about how to plan outreach and engagement.
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.”