Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9054-7389
Abstract
Utah State University Extension engaged first responders and law enforcement officials in a consortium to identify local needs related to opioid use disorder (OUD). To this end, the Tooele Opioid Response Network (TORN) conducted three first-responder harm reduction summits to meet local overdose prevention needs. The initiative trained over 200 personnel, which resulted in an 87.5% increase in knowledge related to harm reduction. TORN also facilitated the acquisition of $90,000 in funding for jail-based opioid medication and the disbursement of 400 naloxone kits and training to incarcerated persons at discharge.
Recommended Citation
Voss, M. W.,
Ciciurkaite, G.,
Huntington, M.,
Flint, M.,
Hamilton, E.,
&
Peatross, J.
(2023).
Impact of an Opioid Harm Reduction Consortium: Emergency and Justice Engagement.
Outcomes and Impact Quarterly, 3(3).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59620/2995-2220.1047
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