Strategies

Use specialized courts to offer adults who are charged with an offense and have substance use disorders an alternative to adjudication or incarceration

Limit increases in the number and concentration of alcohol outlets by area or by population through licensing or zoning regulations

Provide free fentanyl test strips to detect the presence of fentanyl in different kinds of drugs and drug forms

Provide immunity from arrest, charges, or prosecution for drug possession or paraphernalia when individuals experiencing or witnessing drug overdose summon emergency services

Distribute Naloxone to trained community members and first responders to reverse opioid overdoses

Allow adults to possess a limited amount of marijuana for personal, non-medical use; often called recreational marijuana laws (RMLs)

Provide sterile injection equipment and often other treatment and referral services to people who inject drugs; also called needle or syringe exchange programs and needle syringe programs