Responding to the heroin epidemic

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Responding to the heroin epidemic

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Responding to the heroin epidemic

PREVENT People From Starting Heroin

• Reduce prescription opioid painkiller abuse.

• Improve opioid painkiller prescribing practices and identify high-risk individuals early.

REDUCE Heroin Addiction

• Ensure access to Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT).

• Treat people addicted to heroin or prescription opioid painkillers with MAT which combines the use of medications (methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexone) with counseling and behavioral therapies.

REVERSE Heroin Overdose

• Expand the use of naloxone.

• Use naloxone, a life-saving drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose when administered in time.

SOURCE: CDC Vitalsigns, July 2015
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Heroin Opioid-Related Disorders
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