Communities

Describes recommendations related to how to respond to individuals experiencing an overdose, including access to and use of naloxone.

Includes Federal resources for rural communities organized in 26 overarching categories to help address substance use disorder and opioid misuse

Identifies four key goal areas that address the epidemic in a comprehensive, multifaceted approach to support the plan’s 2022 vision of "A safe and healthy Idaho, free of opioid misuse and untreated opioid use disorders."

Highlights the use of MAT for opioid use disorder in drug courts, reviews effective medications, and provides strategies to increase the use of MAT in drug court programs.

Part of the Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit. Explains the scope of the opioid use disorder problem, strategies to prevent overdose deaths, and resources for communities.

Provides evidence-based examples, promising models, program best practices, and resources organizations can use to implement substance use disorder prevention and treatment programs

Contains training videos on how to recognize and respond to an overdose and information on naloxone administration, harm reduction education, and resources.

Provides a clearinghouse of resources to support law enforcement agencies in establishing a naloxone program.

Provides information about and toolkits for rural communities combatting the opioid crisis.

Equips local health department staff to respond to manifestations of this epidemic in their own towns and cities and provides a one-stop reference guide of promising practices, information, knowledge gleaned from the field, tools, and training.