Fact Sheets

Overdose Fatality Review

May 24, 2022 | Controlled Substances, Fact Sheets, First Responders, Harm Reduction, Health Data, Law Enforcement, Opioids, Public Health, Public Safety, Substance Misuse

Overdose Fatality Review Teams (OFR) can help states and local jurisdictions determine what factors and characteristics may lead to a possible overdose. This fact sheet explains the origins of OFR and summarizes efforts, throughout the United States, to establish and operate OFR teams....

Good Samaritan Fatal Overdose Prevention: Laws and Implementation

April 23, 2022 | Controlled Substances, Fact Sheets, First Responders, Harm Reduction, Law Enforcement, Opioids, Public Health, Public Safety, Substance Misuse

This Fact Sheet describes the current status of Good Samaritan Fatal Overdose Prevention Laws throughout the United States as well as findings from interviews with state drug control officials concerning the application and effectiveness of those laws....

Naloxone Access

April 14, 2022 | Fact Sheets, First Responders, Harm Reduction, Naloxone, Opioid Antagonists, Opioids, Public Health, Public Safety, Sharps/Syringes

This Fact Sheet provides readers with an overview of what naloxone is and a brief overview of naloxone access law across the United States....

Syringe Services Programs

January 5, 2022 | Fact Sheets, Harm Reduction, Opioids, Public Health, Public Safety, Sharps/Syringes

This Fact Sheet provides readers with an overview of SSPs, including the components that make up a comprehensive SSP and the obstacles encountered by programs and their participants....

Drugged Driving

July 21, 2021 | Controlled Substances, Fact Sheets, Law Enforcement, Marijuana, Opioids, Prescription Drugs, Public Safety

This Fact Sheet provides an introduction to drugged driving, discusses the scientific uncertainty surrounding the offense of drugged driving (as opposed to the established standard for drunk driving), spells out challenges faced by law enforcement, and describes technological advancements related to testing....

Fentanyl Test Strips

June 1, 2021 | Fact Sheets, Fentanyl, Opioids, Public Health, Public Safety, Synthetic Drugs

This Fact Sheet sets forth how fentanyl test strips work as a drug checking tool, their harm reduction benefits, and the current challenges surrounding their legality....

Fentanyl Cleanup

April 19, 2021 | Fact Sheets, Fentanyl, Opioids, Public Health, Public Safety, Synthetic Drugs

This Fact Sheet provides information about the synthetic opioid fentanyl, and the complex cleanup process required in areas where fentanyl contamination has occurred....

New and Emerging Drugs of Abuse

March 21, 2021 | Controlled Substances, Fact Sheets, Opioids, Prescription Drugs, Public Health, Public Safety, Substance Misuse, Synthetic Drugs

This Fact Sheet provides information about new and emerging drugs of abuse, which are not controlled by international drug conventions, but nonetheless can pose a significant threat to public health and safety....

Pay for Success Funding Initiative

February 24, 2021 | Controlled Substances, Fact Sheets, Public Health, Public Safety, Recovery, Substance Misuse

This Fact Sheet provides information about Pay for Success Funding Initiatives, which involve, at a minimum, four parties: (1) the service provider/social program; (2) an investor or investors; (3) an independent evaluator; and (4) a traditional funder or “outcomes payor,” usually a branch of federal, state, or local government....

Peer Respites as an Alternative to Hospitalization

February 8, 2021 | Controlled Substances, Fact Sheets, Public Health, Public Safety, Recovery, Substance Misuse

This fact sheet examines peer respites, which are voluntary, short-term programs, usually overnight, that provide community-based, non-clinical support to individuals experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, a psychiatric crisis....