This survey tool is an example of how to anonymously survey and assess youth's experiences with substance use. This point in time survey is being by Empower Watsonville a youth led substance use prevention coalition to help establish a restorative policy for students with substance or found to be intoxicated on school campuses.

This fact sheet is a pocket resource for knowing rights to possession of overdose prevention materials, such as syringes, naloxone, or potentially other substance use materials.

This fact sheet about fentanyl test strips was created by CDPH with the goal of providing information to people who use drugs and health care providers.

This preliminary statewide monthly count data is presented by substance and posted on the Overdose Prevention Initiative (OPI) Data webpage and is intended to provide death data to our partners more quickly.

Fentanyl test strips (FTS) are a simple, inexpensive, and evidence-based method of averting drug overdose. This article from Health Affairs covers what barriers have prevented and continue to prevent people from being able to access test strips.

The California Department of Public Health released information of fentanyl related deaths in California. The map shows the rates per 100K residents and the number of deaths in each county for 2020 in California. The bar graph shows fentanyl related deaths by age group for 2020 in California.

Emotional distress can happen before and after a disaster. This fact sheet offers coping strategies that can help when dealing with the aftermath of emergencies or disasters.

This preliminary statewide monthly count data is presented by substance and posted on the SAPB website and intended to provide death data to our partners more quickly.

Racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by overdose-related deaths. This fact sheet discusses strategies for closing the gap in the quality of healthcare between different socioeconomic groups is vital to curbing the rate of overdose-related deaths.

These are the findings from the 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), released by The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

This fact sheet provides information about the Emergent BioSolutions Free Goods Program, which is offering free units of NARCAN® to high schools, colleges, and universities.

Patients with pain should receive treatment that provides the greatest benefit. Opioids are not the first-line therapy for chronic pain outside of active cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care. Evidence suggests that nonopioid treatments, including nonopioid medications and nonpharmacological therapies, can provide relief to those suffering from chronic pain, and are safer. Read through this fact sheet to get a better understanding of how to effectively approach non-opioid solutions to chronic pain.

Opioids can be safe when carefully prescribed and monitored by a clinician, but they are not generally effective in treating long-term chronic pain and they have the potential to become addictive and misused. Prescribing guidelines are an important mechanism to align practices with evidence and safety. Use this fact sheet to learn more about safe prescribing.

Successful coalitions are prepared to engage the public, recruit allies for the cause, and get the message out to as many people as possible. A coalition fact sheet will help your coalition tell your story including your goals, strategies, and accomplishments. This template provides an outline with examples and prompts for developing a fact sheet that can be used when creating a coalition website, presentation, or other outreach materials.

Learn more about how to communicate with data from subject matter expert Andy Krackov. This fact sheet goes through Andy's ten tips on using data to tell stories, providing resources for each key competency.

This document explains why naloxone is a key strategy to reduce opioid overdose deaths, as well as how to navigate the barriers of distribution. 

Syringe Services Programs aim to help stop substance use, reduce infection rates among those who inject drugs, and prevent overdose deaths by distributing naloxone to law enforcement.