February 26, 2025
Collaborating for Change Slides
Type: Training/Webinar
The policy landscape for naloxone distribution in four states highly impacted by fatal opioid overdoses
Policies varied between four states highly impacted by opioid overdose fatalities. Policies were dynamic and moved towards greater naloxone access. These four states have developed innovative but different policy responses. Naloxone research and practice should consider the policy landscape of a state.
School Policies to Reduce Overdose and Other Drug-related Harm.
This four-part webinar series is designed to provide state and local decision makers, government agencies, public health practitioners, and community members with insight into tools and resources for selecting, adopting, and implementing policies to reduce overdose and other drug-related harm.
Healthcare Policies to Reduce Overdose and Other Drug-related Harm.
This four-part webinar series is designed to provide state and local decision makers, government agencies, public health practitioners, and community members with insight into tools and resources for selecting, adopting, and implementing policies to reduce overdose and other drug-related harm.
Criminal & Legal Policies to Reduce Overdose and Other Drug-related Harm.
This four-part webinar series is designed to provide state and local decision makers, government agencies, public health practitioners, and community members with insight into tools and resources for selecting, adopting, and implementing policies to reduce overdose and other drug-related harm.
Community Policies to Reduce Overdose and Other Drug-related Harm.
This four-part webinar series is designed to provide state and local decision makers, government agencies, public health practitioners, and community members with insight into tools and resources for selecting, adopting, and implementing policies to reduce overdose and other drug-related harm.
Maia Szalavitz, Guest Essay, New York Times – Do Safe Injection Sites Increase Crime? There’s Finally an Answer
The new data, published in JAMA Network Open, should ease fears surrounding overdose prevention centers and related policies like drug decriminalization and the provision of clean needles and overdose antidotes — all of which treat addiction as a health issue, not a crime. Politicians need to stop buying into misinformation that is being used to spur a backlash against harm reduction and instead use data to guide policy.
NC Health News article – NC experts explain how safe smoking kits reduce harm from drug use
Following the outrage over federal funding for “crack pipes,” we wanted to know: what are the benefits of providing supplies for safer drug use? Turns out there are many, but state and federal restrictions make it hard for those benefits to reach the public.
NACCHO presentation – Smoking Supplies: The Local Public Health Perspective on an Emerging Harm Reduction Strategy
The distribution of smoking supplies has emerged as a promising harm reduction strategy to engage people who use drugs, reduce overdoses, and prevent infectious diseases. In March 2023, NACCHO conducted a survey to better understand the implementation of smoking supplies, including the impact and benefits, factors that support this work, and barriers that undermine it. On July 31st, NACCHO shared the results of the survey and two organizations, The Phoenix Center and Public Health Madison Dane County, shared their experience with implementing smoking supplies. On this page you can find links to the webinar slides and recording here as well as a list of frequently asked questions and their answers.
