
Overdose Data to Action
Working to reach those at the highest risk of overdose by closing the gaps in access to care.
Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) is a 5-year cooperative agreement that helps local jurisdictions reduce the opioid burden. The Mecklenburg County Public Health Department’s OD2A program is working to build partnerships across the community focused on:
- Reaching people at the highest risk of overdose
- Increasing access to care
- Reducing health disparities
Overdose to Action Dashboard
Prevention Strategies
Each of the prevention strategies are driven and charged by surveillance efforts. Enhanced surveillance allows for rapidly identifying areas involving fatal and nonfatal overdoses. Furthermore, surveillance efforts improve overall coordination and readiness among programs to respond to the opioid epidemic in Mecklenburg County.
For additional information regarding the Overdose Data to Action Program visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website.
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Linkage to and Retention to Care
Implementation of post overdose response team to provide linkage to care within 72 hours of an overdose
Linkage to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD)
Linkage to wrap around services to include mental health support, transportation, obstetric care, employment, or harm reduction to reduce barriers to care
Implementation of overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) programs
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Harm Reduction
Mitigating harmful consequences of drug use, including infectious disease transmission
Expanding the availability of Narcan in the community
Increasing the connection to harm reduction services to include, but not limited to education on safer drug use, drug checking supplies, wound care kits and syringe access.
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Enhancing Clinician and Health System Best Practice
Encouraging and promoting use of the NC Controlled Substance Reporting System
Increasing training and education efforts with a focus on the 2022 CDC Clinician
Practicing Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Pain
Symptoms
Anyone can save a life. Understanding and recognizing when an overdose is occurring can be both critical and life-saving. These are some common signs and symptoms of overdose.
Resources
Protects from prosecution both the person seeking help and the person needing help in the event of an overdose.
Callers must provide their name to law enforcement or MEDIC to be eligible for legal protections.
Provides protection for those who administer naloxone to someone who is having an overdose, if done so in good faith, they think the person is having a drug overdose and they use reasonable care when giving the naloxone.
988 Suicide and Crisis Hotline
Controlled Substance Public Disposal Locations
Mecklenburg County Mobile Crisis line: 704-566-3410
24/7 Alliance Health Crisis Line: 877-223-4617