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This factsheet covers the connection between smoking and tuberculosis. Active smoking is significantly associated with TB disease and deaths, while exposure to second-hand smoke is significantly associated with TB disease, and with TB infection among children and young people.

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The Role of Mass Media Campaigns in Reducing Traffic Crashes and How to Establish Sustainable Funding Mechanisms for Campaigns

This Fact Sheet shows how increased investment in road safety mass media campaigns can help save lives when paired with highly visible and enhanced enforcement.

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Information about Over the Counter Naloxone

This resource answers common questions about over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone such as which naloxone products were approved for over-the-counter use, when and where OTC naloxone will be available, how much OTC naloxone will cost, and how states can ensure widespread access to this lifesaving medication.

Opioid Settlement Funds: State-Level Guides for Community Advocates

These guides reveal how each state in the U.S. will receive and allocate opioid settlement funds.

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A Snapshot of Medication Diversion Among 6 Jails Expanding Access to Agonist Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) in Pennsylvania

This snapshot looks at the reported incidence of diversion, assault, and conduct citations at the six jails in Pennsylvania that together provided buprenorphine to more than 1,000 individuals over an 18 month period through this state-funded grant program.

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Racial Disparities in United States Overdose Rates

Black, Indigenous, Latinx and other BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by the drug overdose crisis. Overdose mortality rates steadily increased in the Black community since 1999, and doubled in the five-year period ending 2019.

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Overdose Prevention Centers

Overdose prevention centers are public health facilities that provide people with a non-judgmental, hygienic, supervised space to use their drugs.

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Access to Naloxone to Reduce Overdose Deaths

Access to naloxone has been found to decrease overdoses by more than 10 percent. Naloxone works by rapidly reversing the effects of an…

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Access to Safe Use Supplies for Less Harmful Drug Use

Access to safer drug use supplies can reduce the risk of overdose, Hepatitis C, HIV, and other health harms to people who use drugs, and represents an important harm reduction strategy.

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Medications for Opioid Use Disorders Prevent Overdose Deaths

Medications for opioid use disorder can offer people a safe, individualized pathway to a healthier life.

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