OBJECTIVE
Post-overdose outreach is mostly reactive; a person overdoses which triggers a team to respond to offer services. This toolkit item offers a proactive approach outreach workers can use to identify high-risk areas within their communities for cocaine or methamphetamine-related overdose. With the proliferation of fentanyl into the cocaine and counterfeit pill supply, people who may not normally engage with naloxone distribution programs are at risk of an accidental opioid overdose. Having conversations with community partners about where naloxone can be made available is a method of engaging people in high-risk areas. One possible method is to use NaloxBoxes in areas known to have overdoses.
RESOURCES
Community Accessible Naloxone Resources
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NaloxBox-Specific Resources
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