Essential Policies and Procedures for All Harm Reduction Sites and Services

Hacks for Overdose, Overamp, & Medical Emergencies

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In addition to the necessity for policies for service and supply management, community agreements, grievance, and misconduct processes, another essential set of policies harm reduction leaders consistently recommended were protocols for dealing with potential overdose, overamp, and medical emergencies such as heart attack or stroke.

These are rare events, but as community health workers, many harm reduction leaders feel it’s necessary for harm reduction workers to be ready to respond to these kinds of emergencies.

For further guidance on OD and medical emergency protocols please see the section on De-Escalation In the Moment.

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