This is an academic paper that uses a simulated model to predict the impact of different interventions to reduce opioid-related mortality. No single intervention had a substantial impact, but combining interventions that increase capacity for treatment with medications for opioid use disorder, improve retention on these medications, and increase naloxone distribution had a significant impact, highlighting the need for a portfolio of evidence-based policies and interventions.
Linas, B.P., Savinkina, A., Madushani, R.W.M.A., Wang, J., Eftekhari Yazdi, G., Chatterjee, A., Walley, A.Y., Morgan, J.R., Epstein, R.L., Assoumou, S.A., Murphy, S.M., Schackman, B.R., Chrysanthopoulou, S.A., White, L.F., Barocas, J.A. (2021). Projected Estimates of Opioid Mortality After Community-Level Interventions. JAMA Network Open, 4(2), e2037259.