There is a need for targeted prevention programs and public information on fentanyl.
Effective overdose reduction programs utilizing the perceptions and behaviors of the users themselves are needed.
There is a better way to create access to Narcan in Texas. Distribute the life-saving drug to those affected by overdosing—to drug users, peers, family members and community members—not cops. Offer education to drug users, their peers, family members and the general population on how to recognize, respond and evaluate an opioid overdose situation.Jane C.
Provide commonsense solutions such as medication-assisted treatment that addresses the disease of addiction with counseling and behavioral therapies to treat opioid-use disorder. We simply cannot lock this problem away. Charles Thibodeaux is a licensed chemical dependency counselor in Austin, who has worked in the harm reduction movement for more than 30 years. He is co-founder of the Texas Overdose Naloxone Initiative.
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