How to Use Naloxone and Prevent Overdose
IDPH’s pamphlet provides visual instructions for administering naloxone (both nasal spray and injectable) and identifies common opioids.
Legal Interventions to Reduce Overdose Mortality: Naloxone Access Laws
This downloadable resource, by the Network for Public Health Law, summarizes and cites naloxone access laws in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia (as of July 1, 2020).
Naloxone for Opioid Overdose: Life-Saving Science
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) policy brief on naloxone emphasizes the proven science behind naloxone for preventing opioid overdose deaths.
Naloxone Overview
SAMHSA’s web page overview of naloxone discusses the proper use of naloxone, lists side effects, and links to other resources and trainings.
Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit
SAMHSA’s toolkit “offers strategies to health care providers, communities, and local governments for developing practices and policies to help prevent opioid-related overdoses and deaths.”
Naloxone Distribution Guidelines
This two-page handout from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists the signs of an opioid overdose and action steps in the event of an overdose.
Illinois Opioid Data Dashboard
The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) Opioid Data Dashboard is an interactive display of state data on opioid-related mortality and morbidity, overdose trends, prescription opioids, medication-assisted treatment (MAT), naloxone distribution, and more.