Resources

The SAFE Community Resources Exercise is an activity for your coalition to complete to provide an overview of the existing resources in your community and to identify any potential gaps.

The SAFE Community Pulse Survey examines your community’s perceptions of the opioid and addiction crisis through a short survey.

Read examples of how your community can provide meaningful advice for family members who are coping with a loved one’s substance use disorder, treatment, transition, or recovery.

Exploring how treatment can be an effective component of a community’s effort as well as connecting those who need treatment to a place where they can find the treatment best tailored for their needs.

The LEMR guide is designed to empower and focus law enforcement and justice policies and efforts related to users, dealers, and those who have been incarcerated.

The following resources offer collaborative ways to develop practical changes to systems that have failed patients who were prescribed opioids and became dependent or developed substance use disorder.

Prevention is about stopping problems before they start.

The stigma surrounding addiction creates barriers to community action and prevents people from getting the help they need. Awareness and education are vital to reducing that stigma.

People who are prescribed or use benzodiazepines with opioids are at a higher risk of death from an opioid overdose.

Substance use disorder devastates the lives of individuals, families, and communities … and so does stigma.