This promising pilot program in Chicago linked individuals to medications for opioid use disorder following an opioid overdose

A rapidly expanding referral program connecting those with opioid and substance use disorder to medication for addiction treatment

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

Prescription guidelines adopted by Maine hospital emergency departments help to reduce opioid prescriptions and dental pain emergency department visits

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

Primary prevention strategies in Michigan targeted towards children and adolescents to promote cautious opioid prescribing and increase appropriate disposal of unused prescription opioid medications

A hospital-based intervention and referral program in Delaware for patients presenting with substance use disorders

This free helpline provides opioid education, one-on-one coaching, and referrals to opioid treatment and recovery resources

A bilingual, bicultural behavioral health center providing a comprehensive continuum of care that specializes in serving the Latinx community in Massachusetts

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 New Jersey peer support program offering round the clock recovery services for individuals with substance use disorders, whether presenting at emergency departments or admitted as in-patients.

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

A distance education system for physicians, first developed in New Mexico, which enhances a state's capacity to treat opioid use disorder

A mutual support model, originally developed in Massachusetts, that can provide family members affected by opioid use disorder with support, reduce stigma in the community, and increase the targeted distribution of naloxone.

First responders in Camden, New Jersey provide buprenorphine to overdose survivors, mitigating withdrawal symptoms and increasing access to treatment

An innovative recovery community organization model that provides the community with both recovery support services and harm reduction services

An educational intervention developed in Pennsylvania aimed at providing a better understanding of the opioid crisis targeted to public health and healthcare professionals in training

A Kentucky-based program connects child protection services and recovery specialists with families to ensure child safety and access to treatment for parents with substance use disorders

A peer-delivered, emergency department-based response to a nonfatal overdose in New York City that is grounded in harm reduction

This program provided low-barrier transitional housing, short-term stabilization, harm reduction, and treatment for individuals with substance use disorder living in a tent encampment