Opioid Epidemic Resource Guide

We’ve compiled an Opioid Epidemic Resource Guide to help you navigate this issue facing most communities.

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.

Ky. PD’s new Narcan vending machine empty within 36 hours

Ky. PD’s new Narcan vending machine empty within 36 hours

Vine Grove Police Chief Kenneth Mattingly got the idea for the vending machine after a call officers responded to earlier this year

SoCal jails fight fentanyl smuggling with K9s, body scanners

Some jails have also increased the availability of Narcan to reverse opioid overdoses
Opioid settlement funding: The impact on first responders

$26 billion in new funding is available to mitigate the effects of the opioid epidemic, and now is the time for public safety leaders to advocate for their share
Mass. city area gets $2M grant to continue work on opioid crisis

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

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Experts: Spend opioid settlement funds on fighting opioids
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Lawyers for states and local governments laid out key details of the $26 billion settlement on Wednesday
CDC: Overdose deaths reached an all-time high during COVID-19 pandemic
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The 2020 death toll estimate is up by about 20K, with fentanyl blamed for more than 60% of overdoses
Cities opting out of Indiana’s suits against opioid makers
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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
Va. city opioid program partners EMS, law enforcement, local psychiatry center
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"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
Using AI to overcome the challenges of investigating digital narcotics supply chains
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Law enforcement agencies would do well to heed drug trafficking’s technology-driven distribution systems
A new kind of police patrol pushes treatment, not jail
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Looking for alternatives to arrest, police departments are using their 24/7 presence and regular contact with drug users to refer them to treatment
Opioid addiction: The epidemic’s impact on firefighters
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Five reasons firefighters are at an increased risk of opioid abuse
'A perfect storm': Pandemic is making it harder to kick drugs
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Substance abuse prevention advocates say that increased isolation and a decrease in services is likely to create more relapses
Virtual reality video teaches bystanders to administer naloxone
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University of Pennsylvania researchers said the video was as effective as in-person training at teaching bystanders to respond to overdoses
Pandemic meets epidemic: COVID-19 impacts on opioid overdose patients
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Evidence-based naloxone administration recommendations to minimize risk of COVID-19 exposure and alleviate provider fear
City to tap block grant funding to hire mental health coordinator to aid in psychological emergencies, conduct outreach
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The position's $49,100 annual salary is fully funded for two years through a Community Development Block Grant
Calif. county awarded grant to integrate EMS into long-term opioid use disorder care
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Officials say the Contra Costa County pilot program will be the first to have EMS providers start buprenorphine treatment in the ambulance
Maine to launch 'rapid response team' to combat opioid crisis
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State officials said the team would conduct outreach to overdose patients and use near-real-time EMS and hospital data to track overdose numbers
NC EMS reports increase in naloxone use, plans leave-behind program
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Wilson County EMS will begin rolling out a program to leave behind kits that contain naloxone and materials to help dispose of opioids after overdose calls
Opioid overdoses skyrocket in Chicago area during pandemic
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Experts say stronger drugs and scarce treatment are leading to a sharp increase in opioid overdoses and deaths in Cook County
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About Opioid Epidemic Resource Guide

We’ve compiled an Opioid Epidemic Resource Guide to help you navigate this issue facing most communities.

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.

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