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Substance Misuse and Overdose Prevention

Florida Department of Health in Pasco County

OD2A: Overdose Data To Action  is a nationwide CDC and Department of Health and Human Services funded program that was created to address the overdose crisis in the United States. Pasco County was awarded part of this grant to link our community with services, combat stigma, and guide people onto the road to recovery. Though this program covers all addictions there is a special emphasis on opioid addiction and overdoses.

Substance Misuse & Overdose Prevention Program Overview (345KB PDF)

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OD2A Program Goals 

  • Decrease addiction and drug overdose death rates, including prescription and illicit drug overdose death rates by informing the public about prevention resources.
  • Decrease rate of substance misuse and addiction.
  • Support our medical community by supplying evidence-based treatment information for substance use disorder and patient targeted informational materials.
  • Decrease rate of emergency department visits due to overdose.

OD2A Surveillance 

Learn more about OD2A surveillance at: https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/od2a/surveillance.html

Pasco County Quarterly Overdose Reports: 

Pasco County Quarterly OD Report Q1 2023 

Pasco County Quarterly OD Report Q4 2022

Pasco County Quarterly OD Report Q2 2022

Community Partners 

PCFR Website & PCFR Direct Email

     

Community Resource

No-Cost Trainings: Safe Storage and Safe Disposal of Medication 

Deterra Drug Deactivation and Disposal Pouches 

Destroy unused medications quickly and easily at home with Deterra Drug Deactivation and Disposal Pouches. Deterra Pouches are proven to destroy unwanted or expired medications safely and permanently, making them unavailable for misuse, abuse and accidental ingestion. Made from environmentally sound, non-toxic materials, Deterra’s plant-based pouches prevent harmful drugs from entering our landfills and water systems.

Deterra Disposal Pouch Instructions