Naloxone Background

    COPS Office Letter on Addressing the Opioid Epidemic

    Date: 
    Oct, 2014
    Contributor: 
    COPS Office
    Resource Type: 
    Resource Document

    The former Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), Ronald L. Davis, voices his support for law enforcement carrying naloxone

    Five Things You Need to Know About Naloxone

    Date: 
    Oct, 2014
    Contributor: 
    Police Foundation
    Resource Type: 
    Resource Document

    This one-page document from the Police Foundation is intended to give agency's the knowledge it needs to save lives and to improve community relationships.

    Engaging Law Enforcement in Opioid Overdose Response: Frequently Asked Questions

    Date: 
    Sep, 2014
    Contributor: 
    Bureau of Justice Assistance
    Resource Type: 
    Resource Document

    This frequently asked question document is a compilation of the questions and associated answers of all the content included in the Naloxone Toolkit.

    What is the Law Enforcement Naloxone Toolkit?

    The Law Enforcement Naloxone Toolkit is a one-stop clearinghouse designed to answer the most frequent questions about naloxone and provide resources, such as sample standard operating procedures and training materials, to support law enforcement agencies in establishing an overdose reversal program.

    You can access the information in the toolkit by using the search tool, selecting one of the six topic pages on the left-hand side, or through the links below:

    What is naloxone and why was the toolkit developed?

    Police officers are often first on the scene following a 9-1-1 call. With the continued increase in deaths from opioid overdoses, the U.S. Department of Justice recognized the need to provide law enforcement with the knowledge and the tools to reverse overdoses in the field. Opioids cause death by slowing, and eventually stopping, the person’s breathing.

    Resources: 

    COPS Office Letter on Addressing the Opioid Epidemic

    Date: 
    Oct, 2014
    Contributor: 
    COPS Office
    Resource Type: 
    Resource Document

    The former Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), Ronald L. Davis, voices his support for law enforcement carrying naloxone

    Five Things You Need to Know About Naloxone

    Date: 
    Oct, 2014
    Contributor: 
    Police Foundation
    Resource Type: 
    Resource Document

    This one-page document from the Police Foundation is intended to give agency's the knowledge it needs to save lives and to improve community relationships.

    Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Remarks

    Date: 
    Mar, 2014
    Contributor: 
    Department of Justice
    Resource Type: 
    Video

    In one of former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's weekly video addresses, he calls the rise in heroin overdoses an urgent public health crisis and vows a mix of enforcement and treatment.

    Who contributed to this toolkit?

    We would like to thank of all of the members of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Expert Panel on Law Enforcement and Naloxone who provided guidance on the development of the Naloxone Toolkit. In particular, we would like to recognize Leo Beletsky, JD, MPH, for his development of the document, “Engaging Law Enforcement in Opioid Overdose Response: Frequently Asked Questions” that is the basis for much of the online toolkit.

    Resources: 

    Law Enforcement and Naloxone Expert Panel Members

    Date: 
    Sep, 2014
    Contributor: 
    Bureau of Justice Assistance
    Resource Type: 
    Resource Document

    Participant list for the U.S. Department of Justice Law Enforcement and Naloxone Expert Panel to advise on law enforcement and naloxone.

    Can I download a copy of this toolkit?

    If you are interested in downloading a PDF of all the questions addressed in this toolkit, please follow the link below. Please note the PDF document contains the questions, but not the questions associated resource documents.

    Resources: 

    Engaging Law Enforcement in Opioid Overdose Response: Frequently Asked Questions

    Date: 
    Sep, 2014
    Contributor: 
    Bureau of Justice Assistance
    Resource Type: 
    Resource Document

    This frequently asked question document is a compilation of the questions and associated answers of all the content included in the Naloxone Toolkit.

    A Heroin Epidemic and Changing Attitudes Towards Marijuana

    Date: 
    Aug, 2014
    Contributor: 
    Police Executive Research Forum
    Resource Type: 
    Resource Document

    The summary of the Police Executive Research Forum’s National Summit on Illegal Drugs, held on April 16, 2014, in Washington, DC, which focused on two major issues: the growing epidemic of prescription opioid and heroin abuse and the legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington State (as well as medical marijuana in many other jurisdictions).

    Law Enforcement and Naloxone Expert Panel Members

    Date: 
    Sep, 2014
    Contributor: 
    Bureau of Justice Assistance
    Resource Type: 
    Resource Document

    Participant list for the U.S. Department of Justice Law Enforcement and Naloxone Expert Panel to advise on law enforcement and naloxone.

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