Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** drug poisoning deaths remain the…

Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** drug poisoning deaths remain the leading cause of injury death in utah, with about 11 deaths per week of which 8 were due to opioids and potentially preventable through the use of naloxone, the overdose prevention medication. To address this issue and reduce overdose deaths, we are proposing to develop, implement and evaluate the tricounty overdose prevention program (TOPP) which is designed to address the high rates of opioid overdose deaths observed in our three rural target counties including duchesne, uintah and daggett. Within these counties, we will develop overdose prevention and harm reduction trainings designed for high-risk populations including high-risk occupational groups (construction, mining, manufacturing and service industry employees), and high-risk minority groups including native american and hispanic. The trainings will be culturally and linguistically appropriate for our native american and hispanic populations and designed to provide participants with the skills to respond to opioid overdoses using naloxone and save lives. Furthermore, our trainings will provide businesses and participants with overdose prevention kits, which include naloxone, increasing ability to respond to overdoses at work and home. In addition, our trainings will increase awareness of available prevention, treatment, and recovery services available in the region with the goal to increase the number of people accessing these life-saving services. The overall program goal will be to decrease overdose deaths by 10% by the end of the three year program. We will evaluate several outcomes through use of pre, post, and 3-month follow up surveys and widely disseminate our findings.