Opioid response resources

Community resources

Go here if you need help or looking for treatment:

Get Help

Call 1-844-493-TALK

Text TALK to 38255

OwnPath: Online Treatment Locator

I Matter: Free therapy for all Colorado youth

Go here if you or a family member or friend of someone struggling with opioid use disorder:

How to Support

Family Support 

Find Recovery Housing

Go here if you are a family member or friend and would like to get more involved:

Affected Families and Friends Work Group

Go here to hear more about Coloradans stories of recovery from substance use disorder:

Colorado Stories

Go here to learn about opioid use disorder, treatment and naloxone:

What is Recovery?

What is Opioid Use Disorder?

How to Stay Safe from Fentanyl?

What is Naloxone?

What are Medications for Opioid Use Disorder?

Latest news and updates:

Click here to register here for updates from the Opioid Response Unit and the Department of Law

December 5th, 2022 - Infrastructure Funding Opportunity Pre-Application Call Announcement

November 2nd, 2022 - Infrastructure Funding Opportunity Announcement

August 18th, 2022 - Colorado Opioid Abatement Conference Materials and Recordings

August 2nd, 2022 - Opioids Response Newsletter

Fentanyl awareness

Learn more at www.dea.gov/fentanylawareness.

Regional council and local government resources

Go here to learn about the opioid settlement framework:
How to stay informed about funding opportunities:

Sign up to receive the Opioid Response Unit newsletter

Sign up to receive the Behavioral Health Administration newsletter.

Reach out to the primary contact for your region to learn about settlement funds in your region.

Once you have identified a grant opportunity, reach out to the Consortium’s grant writing assistance program to assess if you may be eligible for assistance from a grant writer.

Go here to learn more about national best practices for managing opioid settlement funds:
Go here to reference other state and local community best practices:

Brandeis Opioid Resource Connector: Communities Informing Communities

Federal Resources Coming Down the Pipeline

Go here to review cost-benefit analyses for specific strategies:

Resources on Cost-Benefit Analysis of Strategies for Opioid Use Disorder - Washington State Institute for Public Policy

Go here to read national reports for deeper learning:

Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking

The Stanford-Lancet Commission on the North American Opioid Crisis: Commission Recommendations

Imagining a Just Response to the Overdose Crisis

Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Spotlight on Opioids

Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Saves Lives: National Academies

Go here for prevention-specific best practices:
Go here to review Colorado reports:
Go here to learn about Colorado public awareness campaigns:
Go here to find funding opportunities:
Where to access data?
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