ZOOM MAP - Expand Harm Reduction Practices

 

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Strategies

Expand Harm Reduction Practices Associated with Opioid Misuse
Increase Access to Clean Needles	Expand Contaminated Needle Collection Programs	Expand Number of Safe Injection Sites	Increase Access to Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARCs)
Increase Access to Needle Exchanges	Improve Non-Prescription Access to Sterile Syringes through Pharmacies	Adopt Harm Reduction Practices in Prisons	Improve Access to Treatments that Prevent Overdose Deaths
Shift from Punishment to Treatment Approach for Opioid Users	Expand Access to (MAT) Medication-Assisted Treatment	Adopt Key Legislative & Policy Changes to Address the Opioid Crisis	Improve Screening for Infectious Disease among Opioid Users
Expand Programs to Reduce Needle-Transmitted Diseases Among Opioid Users

Asset & Capacity Building

Strengthen the Coalition to Reduce Opioid Abuse Secure Funding for Expanding Addiction Treatment	Secure Funding for Expanding Addiction Treatment	Increase Resources to Address the Opioid Crisis
Engage Youth to Improve Communication & Prevention	Engage Healthcare Professionals to Address the Opioid Crisis