Overdose Data To Action Program

The Overdose Data to Action Program (OD2A) utilized the IPS upstream approach to prevent opioid misuse in the South Bay. While opioid misuse spans the socio-economic spectrum, the epidemic has had a significant impact on people of color and low-income communities.

In San Diego County, the OD2A Program worked to build links between at-risk communities and the resources and information that can help them from developing an opioid misuse disorder.

The OD2A Program’s resource and education efforts focused on empowering older adults to take a more active role in choosing alternatives to opioids for pain management. The OD2A Program provided tools to help parents communicate the dangers of opioid use to their children as well as to educate teens to recognize opioid misuse among their peers.