Opioid Epidemic Resource Guide
The Opioid Epidemic Resource Guide is an essential resource that local and state government agencies are working to combat through prevention, treatment, and enforcement strategies. The epidemic has devastating effects on communities, requiring a coordinated response to reduce overdose deaths, support recovery, and hold accountable those responsible for illegal distribution. We’ve included tools like an interactive map of drug overdose deaths and a fentanyl overdose primer for medics. There are grant leads, news, and insights into topics like the public bathrooms crisis and strategies to increase treatment, intervention, and education.
The grants allow the state “to invest in programs that improve reentry outcomes and reduce the likelihood that a person will reoffend in the future”
A study by Ohio State University and the National Registry of EMTs highlights the importance of the public’s help and calls for more awareness
If you were able to interview former President Trump or Vice President Harris, what questions would you ask?
Once a patient is given the drug, the Seattle Fire Department’s Health 99 team — firefighters and case workers dedicated to overdose calls — steps in to connect patients with services such as treatment centers
San Francisco Police Department leaders and city officials expect to launch the task force in the spring of 2024 to investigate opioid deaths and illicit drug operations as potential homicide cases
Portland saw a record number of fatalities in the homeless population due to drug overdoses
Vine Grove Police Chief Kenneth Mattingly got the idea for the vending machine after a call officers responded to earlier this year
Some jails have also increased the availability of Narcan to reverse opioid overdoses
Opioid settlement funding will continue for 11 to 18 years, and it is expected that more settlements will be forthcoming. Is your agency getting its share?
Funds will be used to train first responders on Narcan use and how best to interact with people struggling with substance abuse and mental health issues
Lawyers for states and local governments laid out key details of the $26 billion settlement on Wednesday
The 2020 death toll estimate is up by about 20K, with fentanyl blamed for more than 60% of overdoses
A state law requires cities and counties that want to pursue their own legal action to “opt out” of the attorney general’s lawsuits by June 30
“The First Step Program” will offer individuals an opportunity to get help without the fear of arrest or having to worry about a lack of health insurance
Law enforcement agencies would do well to heed drug trafficking’s technology-driven distribution systems
