An innovative program for preventing overdoses in Canada through the implementation of a supervised injection facility, also known as an overdose prevention site, an option that is not legally available in the United States

This pre-booking diversion program connects low-level drug offenders with addiction treatment and social services

A harm-reduction organization in New York City hosts two overdose prevention centers, the first in the United States

A statewide overdose prevention system includes a EMS leave-behind naloxone program that has been found to increase naloxone distribution to high-risk populations

An out-patient medical home model in Boston provides individualized, multi-disciplinary treatment for pregnant and post-partum women with substance use disorder

Mobile units providing methadone and counseling increase access to treatment for opioid use disorder

An emergency department-initiated intervention in Indianapolis grounded in recovery coaching, harm reduction, and linkage to evidence-based treatment

A leave-behind naloxone program for first responders in San Francisco increases the availability of this life-saving medication to reverse opioid overdoses

A hospital-initiated program in Missouri connects patients with peer recovery services and opioid use disorder treatment

An initiative to distribute naloxone to those most likely to witness an opioid overdose across a rural state

A jail in a Massachusetts rural community reduces recidivism by providing medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), including buprenorphine

A collaboration of stakeholders in California targeting prescription opioid misuse

A Massachusetts police department serves as an entryway to treatment and recovery from substance use disorder

A community-based outreach and mobile care recovery program in urban Philadelphia serves people with addictive disorders

A comprehensive program model, including harm reduction and treatment, that focuses on a chronically homeless population that is disproportionately affected by opioid use disorder

An Oregon project that engages women with substance use disorders in prenatal care and medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD)

A statewide community drug checking program in Massachusetts that gathers timely information on the illicit drug supply to inform an effective response to the opioid crisis 

A community-based organization engaged in naloxone training and distribution as part of a larger harm reduction initiative

A statewide network of 16 local coalitions in 23 counties focused on safe opioid prescribing, expanding use of medications for opioid use disorder, and wider access to naloxone

This program trains rural primary care doctors to provide medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorder