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Overdose Prevention Resources
Overdose Prevention Resources

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Overdose affects all of us. You can make a difference by joining a group, volunteering to help others, or taking a stigma pledge.

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Drug Users Health Advisory Committee

DUHAC is a group made up of drug users and others who are concerned with drug user health.  DUHAC's mission is to get guidance from people with lived experience, who provide provide recommendations on county policies. They also provide feedback on the best type of support for drug users and the people who love them.   All are welcome!

Join DUHAC
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Santa Clara County Opioid Overdose Prevention Project (SCCOOPP)

SCCOOPP is a group of health care professionals and other volunteers from a variety of backgrounds. Their aim is to promote opioid safety for all residents.

Join SCCOOPP

Community Health Outreach Volunteer (CHOV) Program

As a Community Health Outreach volunteer, you will educate people who use substances on how to improve their health. You will also show them how to reduce the harms related to their drug use. 

Public Health Department Harm Reduction Team

Training Overview

  • Weekly X 14 weeks 
  • Runs August to December 
  • 2 in-person classes
  • 1-2 hours per week of self-directed learning 
  • 2 hours per week Google classroom time 
  • 4 Sexual Health and Harm Reduction Program (SHHRP) training shifts with reflections 
  • Final project 
  • Run by: Lead trainer, co-trainers, associate, and apprentice trainers drawn from previous trainings. 

For more information and to get the latest training dates, email: [email protected].

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More Ways to Prevent Overdose

End Stigma

Talking about substance use without stigmatizing people can save lives. Learn how to use affirming words to lift up the people who need it most.

Take the pledge

Know When to Intervene

Knowing how to intervene during an overdose emergency is critical. Watch the instructional video here on how to use naloxone to reverse an opioid overdose.

Watch video
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Safe Medication Practices

Properly managing and storing medications can help prevent accidental overdoses. Get more more from the American Medical Association.

Read the top five tips
Harm reduction is empowering people to find, and sometimes create, the recovery pathway that works best for them. In short, harm reduction is an act of love.
Dr. Mary T. Bassett Commissioner, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene