August is Overdose Awareness Month

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 Resources about opioid overdose providing information and tools to incorporate evidence-based practices into communities or clinical settings. 

 Evidence-Based Resources About Opioid Overdose 

 This toolkit offers strategies to health care providers, communities, and local governments for developing practices and policies to help prevent opioid-related overdoses and deaths. It is also available in Spanish. 

 Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit 

 The confidential and anonymous resource for persons seeking treatment for mental and substance use disorders in the United States and its territories. 

 FindTreatment.gov 

Learn how medications can be used to treat substance use disorders, sustain recovery, and prevent overdose.

 Medications for Substance Use Disorders  

All drug use comes with risk. Know the facts before letting drugs take their toll on you and your family.

 Know the Risks of Using Drugs 

 Harm reduction is an evidence-based approach that is critical to engaging with people who use drugs and equipping them with life-saving tools and information to create positive change in their lives and potentially save their lives. 

 Harm Reduction