Overdose Prevention: Together We Can End Overdose

OVERDOSE PREVENTION

Overdose prevention involves strategies to reduce drug-related harm,includingpoisonings,injuries,anddeaths.Ittakesapublic health approach focused on preventing substance use, minimizingrisks,andrespondingeffectivelytooverdoses.

OverdosesaretheleadinginjuryrelatedcauseofdeathintheUnited Statesandappeartohaveaccelerated duringtheCOVID-19pandemic

Researchshowsthatpeople whohavehadatleastone overdosearemorelikelyto haveanother

OVERDOSE PREVENTION STRATEGIES

MedicationsforOpioidUseDisorder: buprenorphine,methadone,and naltrexone

Psychosocialtreatmentsfor StimulantUseDisorder: ContingencyManagement MotiationalInterviewing CommunityReinforcement CognitiveBehavioralTherapy 12StepPrograms Wellbriety,AA,NA,Celebrate Recovery,andmore PeerRecovery SupportSerivces

Treatmentalonemaynotbe enoughforlong-termrecovery. Recoverysupportservices(like peersupport,jobhelp,and housing)areproventohelp,but they’reoftenhardtoaccess

Makingtheseserviceseasiertoget andbetterintegratediskeyto helpingmorepeopleusethem.

Buildingastrongerworkforcefor recoverysupportisalsoimportant forimprovingaccessandquality

OVERDOSEDEATHSINOKLAHOMA

Unintentionalandfatalopioidoverdoseshaveincreasedeveryyearfrom 2019to2023 NativeAmericanandBlackcommunitiesaredyingfromopioid overdosesatahigherratethanotherracialandethnicgroupsinthestate

Unintentionalandfatalmethamphetamineoverdoseshavealsoincreased everyyearfrom2019to2023,andNativeAmericanpopulationshavethe highestmethamphetamineoverdosedeathratethananyotherraceor ethnicgroupinthestate.

NOTE:MisclassificationofraceandHispanicoriginondeathcertificatesresultsin theunderestimationofdeathratesbyasmuchas34%forNativeAmericannonHispanicpeopleand3%forAsiannon-HispanicandHispanicpeople

Overdose Prevention Resources

Text SAFER to 55251 for your free

SovereignMeOverdosePrevention Programoffersalow-barrier, anonymousmail-orderservicethat provideslife-savingsuppliesdirectly toyourmailbox.

Treatment and Recovery Resources

Visit https://okimreadyorg/ to find inpatient/outpatient treatment services,MAT/MOUDproviders,orderfreeNarcan&FentanylTestStrips, and hear real stories from Oklahomans who are in recovery from substanceuse.

Wellbriety

Visit https://whitebisonorg/wellbriety-meeting-flyers/ tofindatalkingcirclenearyou Therearealsoonline meeting options White Bison’s Wellbriety Movement providessobriety,recovery,addictionprevention,and wellness/Wellbriety learning resources to the Native American/AlaskanNativecommunitynationwide Wellbrietymeanstobesoberandwell

AssistantSecretaryforPublicAffairs(ASPA) (2025,September26) Overdose PreventionStrategy US DepartmentofHealth&HumanServices https://wwwhhsgov/overdose-prevention/

CenterforDrugEvaluationandResearch.(n.d.).Informationaboutmedications foropioidusedisorder(MOUD) US FoodandDrugAdministration https://wwwfdagov/drugs/information-drug-class/information-aboutmedications-opioid-use-disorder-moud

DivisionofOverdosePreventionStimulantGuide CentersforDiseaseControl andPrevention.(n.d.-b).https://www.cdc.gov/overdoseprevention/media/pdfs/2024/03/CDC-Stimulant-Guide.pdf

Drugoverdosedatadashboard OklahomaStateDepartmentofHealth (nd)

https://oklahomagov/health/health-education/injury-preventionservice/drug-overdose/data/drug-overdose-data-dashboardhtml

OverdosePrevention (nd) Preventingopioidoverdose CentersforDisease ControlandPrevention https://wwwcdcgov/overdoseprevention/prevention/indexhtml