Help and Resources

What is your role in preventing opioid-related overdoses?
Do you know what you can do to help?
- Learn more about opioids so you can help people who are most at risk for opioid use disorder and overdose in your community.
- Provide tools and information for healthcare professionals working on overdose prevention and treatment.
- Help those struggling with opioid use disorder find the right care and treatment.
- Increase awareness and share best practices with providers and patients in your community.
As a patient, a healthcare provider, or a member of a community you can ensure that the best information is being shared and understood to prevent overdose deaths.
- Page last reviewed: August 29, 2017
- Page last updated: August 29, 2017
- Content source:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control,
- Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention