Table 4.
Interventions | Target | Preventive/therapeutic |
---|---|---|
Increasing awareness of the risks associated with opioid (RX Awareness) | Public awareness | Preventive |
Safe disposal | Drug diversion | Both |
Controlled substance tracking and monitoring | Illegal buyers | Both |
Needle exchange, case management, drug consumption room, social supply of drugs, heroin-assisted therapy | Opioid users | Therapeutic |
Immunity from prosecution, naloxone over-the-counter or by prescription | Overdoses | Therapeutic |
Each intervention is targeting a different sector of the opioid epidemic.