Friday, April 19, 2024
4/19/2024
The Oklahoma Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdose-Related Death (PDO) initiative aims to prevent opioid overdose-related death and adverse events among individuals 18 years of age and older through a comprehensive approach to overdose prevention education and naloxone distribution (OEND) and organizational/community capacity building in ten high-need counties identified through a data-driven process. Oklahoma has successfully implemented comprehensive overdose prevention strategies with the 2016 PDO project. All ten previous PDO counties saw a reduction in annual overdose deaths 4 years after implementation. The PDO project will use a combination of maintaining and expanding successful OEND strategies to reduce overdose in high-need areas and implementing innovative strategies and partnerships to reach high-need populations. High-need populations for this project include: those with substance use disorder; those using opioids after a period of abstinence; rural residents living long distances from hospital settings; and patients on opioid therapy. The Oklahoma PDO will serve approximately 2,500 people per year with OEND services in the 10 counties identified as ranking highest in the state for opioid overdose risk. An additional 1,000 emergency responders will receive OEND services across the state per year. In total, approximately 13,500 people annually will receive overdose prevention, recognition, and response education and naloxone. Oklahoma will approach the PDO project with the following guiding values: (1) overdose is preventable; (2) laypersons, professionals, and people with substance use disorder are capable community responders; (3) all are deserving of intervention; and (4) sustainability is critical.
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