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Toolkits, guides, and other resources vetted by experts in overdose prevention.
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Non-opioid treatment fact sheet and training module
This training provides instruction on how to treat chronic pain without opioids.
Drug Disposal: Drug Take Back Locations
This guideline provides an overview of medicine take back options and why they are the best way to safely dispose of most types of unneeded or expired prescription and over the counter medicines.
CHOMP - Questions about your prescription of Narcan (naloxone)
This fact sheet gives an overview of Naloxone, and answers frequently asked questions about Naloxone.
Opioid Safety and How to Use Naloxone Fact Sheet
Use this fact sheet to learn more about using opioids safely, as well as using naloxone.
An assessment of the limits of three devices for drug checking of fentanyl in street-acquired samples
This study examined the validity in identifying the presence of fentanyl of three portable devices that could be used in providing drug checking services and drug supply surveillance.
Find Harm Reduction Resources Near You
This page is an access point to resources that support safer drug use, such as access to naloxone and syringe services.
Health Access Vending Network Operations Manual
This operations manual is to provide those interested in implementing the HAVEN Project or a harm reduction vending machine project with a framework and additional tools to guide the process of establishment of a local program.
Assembly Bill 1598
This assembly bill clarifies that fentanyl test strips are legal to distribute and possess in California.
Federal Grantees May Now Use Funds to Purchase Fentanyl Test Strips
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced that federal funding may now be used to purchase rapid fentanyl test strips (FTS) in an effort to help curb the dramatic spike in drug overdose deaths largely driven by the use of strong synthetic opioids, including illicitly manufactured fentanyl.
Using BTNX Urine Drug Test Strips
This video covers how to use BTNX’s urine drug test strips as a harm reduction tool.
Fentanyl Resource Library
National Harm Reduction Coalition created a comprehensive resource library solely focused on fentanyl. This webpage includes a fentanyl fact sheet, tips on using fentanyl safely, testing for fentanyl, and more.
Fentanyl Test Strips Article
LAPPA’s new fact sheet outlines how states can make this important harm reduction tool more accessible to their citizens.
Map of Fentanyl Related Deaths in California
The California Department of Public Health released information of fentanyl related deaths in California. The map shows the rates per 100K residents and the number of deaths in each county for 2020 in California. The bar graph shows fentanyl related deaths by age group for 2020 in California.
Fentanyl Test Strips
This video from Utah Naloxone shows you how to use Fentanyl test strips.
Harm Reduction's Road from Fringe to Federal Drug Policy
The Biden administration is embracing harm reduction, which seeks to keep drug users safe even as they continue using. In this episode, Tradeoffs explores how harm reduction has become more mainstream and what kind of impact we can expect it to have on the overdose crisis.
Safe Rx Mendocino
This campaign provides stories and resources to help their community overcome high rates of substance use. Check out their resources on treatment options, how to get naloxone, and watch stories of community members in recovery.
Guidance on Handling the Increasing Prevalence of Drugs Adulterated or Laced with Fentanyl
To help remediate the impacts of the rising rates of drugs adulterated or laced with fentanyl, the National Council Medical Director Institute (MDI) issued this new publication.