This is a report describing a model policy to establish a service which allows for data collection of confirmed or suspected overdoses in order to support public safety and public health efforts to mobilize an immediate response to a sudden increase in overdoses. The model policy also outlines strategies for more efficient collaboration between local, regional, and state agencies in order to prevent future overdoses. 

This is a report which outlines a new expansive model policy on syringe service programs. This model policy aims to authorize the establishment of comprehensive syringe service programs that include medications for addiction treatment, HIV and viral hepatitis testing and treatment, and expanded healthcare and mental health services. It also aims to provide educational resources for the community and data collection services on syringe service programs. 

This is an abstract of an academic paper that describes the process and results of convening a multidisciplinary team in Rhode Island to address the opioid crisis with the goals of identifying gaps in policies and programming and developing recommendations to prevent future deaths.

This is a trainer's guide from Washington State that provides a curriculum to train law enforcement and other non-medical public safety professionals to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose, teach these skills to their public safety peers, and serve as resources within their departments

This is a naloxone toolkit from the CDC that provides naloxone trainings, naloxone fact sheets targeted to different audiences, and other resources. 

This is an academic paper that provides results on a national survey of emergency medical services (EMS) directors to understand how overdose events and naloxone administration practices have changed during the coronavirus pandemic. Findings were geographically mixed, where some regions saw an increase in overdoses and naloxone administration and some regions saw a decrease. 

This is a tool derived from an academic study that can be used to help states estimate how much pharmacy dispensing and community distribution of naloxone is needed to save lives. 

This is a website that offers states resources on best practices, innovative policies, and emerging issues related to opioid use disorder treatment, with a particular focus on telehealth, expanding harm reduction services, and serving marginalized populations during the coronavirus pandemic. 

This is a 2020 report from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) that discusses the strategic priorities of the federal government in relation to the supply and demand of drugs and how these will be operationalized. There is a focus on prevention, treatment, and recovery strategies. 

This website was developed in partnership between the CDC and SAMHSA and offers free help to anyone in the country who is providing or planning to provide harm reduction services to their community. The center does so by connecting harm reduction programs with resources and experts that can help them deliver even better care.

This report describes model criteria for certifying peer support workers to ensure their competence in providing substance and/or mental health peer support services. Such criteria include providing evidence of understanding of lived experience with substances, training in core competencies, formal education in relevant disciplines, and having supervised work experience. 

This is a report from the American Medical Association and Manatt Health that examines the response to the opioid crisis in four different states. Within this document, state-level efforts in six key areas were analyzed to identify best practices and provide a road map for all states to follow to mount a comprehensive response to the opioid crisis.