Law enforcement agencies interested in contacting their state’s substance abuse agency can find contact information in this list. Your state’s substance abuse agency may be able to help you identify the programs and resources that are available in your local area and how these programs can be accessed.
Discusses the ways in which access to naloxone and other emergency treatment is often limited by laws and regulations that pre-date the overdose epidemic and provides an overview of Good Samaritan laws by state.
Changing Law from Barrier to Facilitator of Opiod Overdose Prevention
Summarizes how encouraging the prescription and use of naloxone and the transformation of bystanders into Good Samaritans may reduce opioid overdose deaths.
First Responder Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) Template
Sample Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Medical Director and the Massachusetts State Police Department from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for the use of nasal naloxone.