Public health prevention involves proactive strategies to promote and maintain health and wellbeing for everyone. This can look like systematic efforts to protect against health risks and prevent illness, injury, and disease by encouraging healthy behaviors, creating safe environments, and implementing evidence-based interventions at community and population levels. Prevention methods for Substance Use Disorder include safe storage and disposal of medications to reduce the risk of misuse and stigma reduction to build a more inclusive society.
Managing unused, unwanted, and expired medications is a safety and environmental concern. There are simple and safe alternatives, like take-back events and local disposal sites. Learn more about safe storage and disposal.
Learn how to safely dispose of needles, lancets, and liquid medications.
OPEN is dedicated to reducing stigma in our communities, especially in health care.
Comprehensive addiction language guide to reduce use of stigmatizing language.
Changing our language improves outcomes for those struggling with addiction. Watch this brief video to learn more.
