An EMS-based program in Maryland that gives naloxone to individuals who have experienced a nonfatal opioid overdose and refuse to go to the hospital

A recovery community organization in South Florida that supports both peer-driven recovery and harm reduction services

A New Mexico program trains prisoners as Peer Leaders able to educate on the risks of illicit substance use

An organization providing comprehensive services to people who use drugs, including routine medical care, a syringe service program, overdose prevention, and access to medications for opioid use disorder

A jail-based overdose prevention intervention that reaches a previously unengaged and high-risk population for opioid overdose

Peer recovery specialists in Rhode Island provide harm reduction and treatment services to high-risk populations in emergency departments and communities

A local coalition in rural Minnesota addressing drug prevention by holding community forums and education sessions and collaborating with schools

A harm reduction program model offering a variety of services largely aimed at educating and aiding those who inject drugs

A pre-arrest diversion program, first implemented in Seattle, for those committing low-level law violations driven by unmet behavioral health needs

A project training North Dakota pharmacists to screen and talk to patients about opioid use disorder

A statewide initiative in Ohio to provide opioid overdose education and increase naloxone distribution at clinics and hospital emergency departments

A law enforcement initiative, begun in Gloucester, MA and now expanded nationwide, that aims to make police departments a point of entry for treatment, providing early intervention and treatment on demand for those with substance use disorders

The first syringe service program in Florida, which is staffed predominantly by medical students from the University of Miami

A program in New York City to address opioid overdoses with naloxone distribution to non-traditional settings, such as bars and nightclubs 

An effective overdose prevention model in San Francisco that distributes naloxone to the most at-risk populations in the community

A state-wide electronic referral program connects those with opioid use disorder to medication-assisted treatment

Communities can encourage adoption of overdose detection technologies that enable timely medical intervention

Innovative training of service workers in New York City supports effective response to suspected overdoses in public restrooms

A toolkit developed in Oregon to raise awareness among pharmacists about the opioid crisis, increase their access to PDMP data, and facilitate safe opioid dispensing

A crisis intervention team in Indianapolis that responds to behavioral health crises to divert individuals away from the criminal justice and healthcare systems