The Governor’s Overdose Prevention Task Force Action Plan focuses on four strategies to prevent overdose and save lives.

Here’s how we plan to do it:

Our Main Goal:

Decrease the number of Overdose Deaths

Source (RIDOH)
More Overdose Data

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Prevention Strategy:

Decrease the number of people receiving opioid/benzodiazepine prescriptions

Source (Rhode Island PDMP)

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Rescue Strategy:

Increase the number of naloxone kits distributed in the community each year

Source (RIDOH)
More Naloxone Data

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Treatment Strategy:

Increase the number of people receiving medications for opioid use disorder each year

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Source (Rhode Island PDMP)
Source (BHDDH)
More Treatment Data

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Recovery Strategy:

Increase the number of peer recovery coaches and contacts each month

Source (ANCHOR) Source (BHDDH)

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