Increase naloxone co-prescribing and dispensing to people who are at risk of an overdose or those who may be in a situation to assist someone experiencing an overdose.

Advance harm reduction (cont’d)
Make naloxone widely available
Increase the number of naloxone kits distributed to communities with high overdose rates, particularly to people who have been recently released from carceral settings and to people who use drugs and their friends and family, such as through SSPs.
Encourage partners who distribute less naloxone to develop a strategy for working with community-based organizations that distribute large quantities to be able to move naloxone inventory before expiring to prevent waste.
Increase naloxone co-prescribing and dispensing to people who are at risk of an overdose or those who may be in a situation to assist someone experiencing an overdose.
Train pharmacists to increase sale of sterile syringes, increase dispensing of naloxone, and provide overdose prevention education to patients.

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