We can reduce the risk of overdose by supporting people as early as possible. This is important because many factors increase the risk of developing substance use disorder. Some include genetic, situational, and societal factors. Prevention efforts happen in places like schools, workplaces, and high-risk communities. These include services that consider trauma, safer ways to prescribe drugs, and workplace safety.

Rescue and Harm Reduction focuses on using tools to help people be safer when using drugs. These include things like naloxone, fentanyl test strips, and new needles. Our goal is to ensure people who use drugs have access to resources to stay safer.

Anyone who is interested in treatment can get help. We plan to improve treatment access by removing barriers. This also means promoting treatment and retaining people in these programs.

We know that recovery from substance use disorder is possible for everyone. We plan to build recovery capital. This means promoting personal, family, community, and cultural support for people seeking recovery. We also want to train more Peer Recovery Specialists. These are people in recovery with lived experience who want to support others starting their own recovery journey.