Drug and Alcohol Use

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Partners in Action

Health Improvement Strategies Throughout Iowa.

First Responder Addiction & Recovery Program

Desired Outcome: Connect people to services after overdose and distribute naloxone free of charge to participating EMS service programs.

Organization Name: Iowa HHS - Bureau of Emergency Medical and Trauma Services

Phone: 515-608-9162

Expanding availability of naloxone in Iowa

Desired Outcome: Reduce the number of deaths involving opioids by making naloxone more readily accessible.

Organization Name: Iowa HHS - Bureau of Substance Abuse

Link to website

Impaired Driving Task Force

Desired Outcome: Consider and implement recommendations received as a result of a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration-facilitated Impaired Driving Program Assessment.

Organization Name: Iowa Dept. of Public Safety - Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau

Link to website | Phone: 515-725-6120

Deflection & Pre-Arrest Diversion to Treatment and Prescription Drug Take Back

Desired Outcome:

  1. Increase Iowans' timely access to substance use disorder treatment through greater use of pathways that offer an accountable alternative to incarceration
  2. Reduce the amount of unused medications susceptible to diversion and misuse by Iowans.

Organization Name: Iowa Dept. of Public Safety - Office of Drug Control Policy

Link to website | Phone: 515-805-4115

Overdose Data to Action (OD2A)

Desired Outcome: Collect data from all 99 counties on accidental fatal drug overdoses and utilize the data to inform prevention and response efforts.

Organization Name: Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner's Office

Link to website | Phone: 515-326-5703

Merchant Alcohol Training & Compliance Checks and Policy Work to address Marijuana Business Zoning

Desired Outcome:

  1. Ensure that underage community members do not have access to alcohol through retail outlets.
  2. Provide places for marijuana businesses to be located in our communities that do not allow youth access to them or to be influenced by them.

Organization Name: VBC SAFE & LC The Best You Coalitions

Phone: 319-293-2579

Opioid Reduction Task Team (ORTT)

Desired Outcome: Provide access to services to reduce opioid misuse and increase Narcan accessibility, education on its use, and recognition of abuse or overdose.

Organization Name: Wright County Public Health

Link to website | Phone: 515-532-3461