Harm reduction
Every Step Toward Safety and Health Matters.
If you suspect an opioid overdose
- It is a medical emergency. Call 911.
- Give naloxone if available.
- Provide rescue breathing or CPR as appropriate to your training and the dispatcher's guidance.
- Stay with the person until emergency help arrives.
Naloxone can temporarily reverse an opioid overdose, but emergency medical evaluation is still important because symptoms can return.
What we cover
Overdose recognition
Learn the signs of an opioid overdose — unresponsiveness, slow or stopped breathing, pinpoint pupils, blue or gray lips — and how to respond.
Naloxone education
Naloxone can temporarily reverse an opioid overdose. Ask us about access and how to use it.
Safer-use education
Practical information that lowers risk and helps prevent overdose.
Fentanyl and synthetic opioids
Fentanyl and other potent synthetics may be present in the drug supply and greatly increase overdose risk.
Don't use alone; avoid mixing
Combining opioids with alcohol, benzodiazepines, or other sedating substances raises overdose risk. Using alone means no one can help.
Infectious disease prevention
Information on HIV and hepatitis C prevention and testing.
Community resources
Access to local syringe services and other community harm reduction programs.
Treatment and recovery options
Medication-assisted treatment and recovery support are available whenever you're ready.
Care for where you are
Nonjudgmental medical care, including for patients who aren't ready to stop using.
Trusted public health resources
- CDC — Preventing Overdose(opens in new tab)
- SAMHSA — Harm Reduction(opens in new tab)
- Utah Department of Health and Human Services(opens in new tab)
Harm reduction information is not a substitute for emergency care or individualized medical advice.
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No judgment, no pressure — just a conversation about your health.