Communities

This guide exists to help communities decrease opioid overdose deaths; it includes tools and real-world examples that can be used to build and strengthen community coalitions that work to reduce opioid overdose deaths.

This fact sheet includes several tips for suggesting that a loved one receive treatment for substance use.

This fact sheet includes a basic description of the overdose reversal medication, naloxone. It addresses who should carry it, how to recognize and overdose, and what to do if an overdose is suspected.

This fact sheet includes basic descriptions of medications for opioid use disorders (MOUD) including naltrexone, buprenorphine, and methadone. It also addresses how MOUD can help those struggling with opioid use disorder, misunderstandings about MOUD, and additional considerations.

This fact sheet includes a basic description of opioids, a brief explanation of the risks, ways to prevent misuse, and strategies to helped loved ones who may be struggling with substance use disorder.

This fact sheet includes a basic description of stimulants, a brief explanation of the risks, ways to prevent misuse, and strategies to helped loved ones who may be struggling with substance use disorder.

This fact sheet includes a basic description of fentanyl, a brief explanation of the danger, and strategies to helped loved ones who may be using or at risk of using fentanyl.

This handout is designed to assist both newly formed and seasoned prevention coalitions to determine the who, what, and how to reduce health disparities as they implement substance misuse prevention programs.

Part 2 of this two-part series features a panel presentation of experts discussing how and why the system of inequity exists. Panelists share the fundamental causes of health disparities and recommendations to the field on responding to health disparities in substance misuse prevention.

Part 1 of this two-part series begins to explore why health equity matters in prevention, and uncover how culture and personal bias influence substance misuse prevention work.