The Fentanyl Epidemic: State Initiatives to Reduce Overdose Deaths

This is a website where you can download a report from Shatterproof that reviews data from states that suffered the highest number of fentanyl overdose deaths from 2011 through 2017. Based on reviewing this data, the report identifies a number of promising state initiatives that are already in place and having a positive effect on curbing overdose deaths. It also recommends several new strategies that states should adopt in order to save the most lives.

Resource Type
Peer-reviewed Articles and Reports
Continuum of Care
Full continuum of care
Prevention
Treatment
Recovery
Harm Reduction
Response Approach
Educational
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
Overdose prevention