Navigating the Map

Below is a strategy map template for communities to address the opioid crisis. This strategy map template provides the organizing structure of the Opioid Coalition Resource Hub. Click on an objective box to open the corresponding page. Use the link "Return to Opioid Top Level Strategy Map" at the top of each topic page to return here. Click on the plus to load the "zoom" sub-level map.

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Reduce Crime, Law Enforcement & Corrections Costs	Decrease_Health_Costs_&_Employment_Problems_due_to_Opioid_Misuse	Minimize Babies Born with Opioid Dependence
Improve Family Well-Being & Reduce Foster Care Costs	Decrease_Deaths_due_to_Opioid_Misuse	Reduce_Opioid_Drug_Misuse
Fewer People Start to Misuse Drugs	Fewer People Develop Dependence or SUD	People with SUDs Experience Long-term Recovery
Harms from Drug Abuse are Minimized	Improve Protective Factors to Reduce SUDs	Educate Communities to Prevent First-Time Use & Misuse
Reduce Access to Opioids for Misuse	Increase Early Interventions for People Misusing Drugs	Expand Harm Reduction Practices
Prioritize SUD Treatment over Incarceration	Support & Advance Effective Treatment	Improve Recovery Supports
Improve Economic & Social Factors that Lead to Substance Abuse	Reduce Over-Prescription of Opioids	Reduce Diversion of Prescription Drugs
Increase Access to Overdose Reversal Medications	Expand Access to Optimized Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)	Disrupt the Supply of Heroin & Synthetic Opioids
Expand Steps to Minimize Opioid Use During Pregnancy or Pregnancy During Opioid Use	Become a Trauma-Informed Community	Increase Awareness of the Crisis and Urgency for Action
Reduce Stigma	Improve Teamwork Among Existing Programs & Coalitions	Adopt Key Legislative & Policy Changes to Address the Opioid Crisis
Strengthen the Coalition to Reduce Opioid Abuse	Engage Youth to Improve Communication & Prevention
Improve Data and Analysis on All Aspects of the Opioid Crisis	Engage Healthcare & Treatment Professionals to Address the Opioid Crisis	Increase Resources to Address the Opioid Crisis