Rural Opioid Harm Reduction for Justice-Involved Individuals

A Safer Path Forward: Reducing Harm & Saving Lives

The Rural Opioid Harm Reduction for Justice-Involved Individuals project is collaborating with rural Georgia sheriff’s offices, confinement facilities, justice-involved individuals with a lived experience of opioid addiction, and other justice-involved agencies to address the opioid epidemic. 

We aim to reduce harm in ways that respect individual autonomy, promote dignity, and ultimately improve health outcomes by promoting access to resources, reducing social stigma, and providing educational materials.

Opioid harm reduction resources will be provided to participating rural communities, confinement facilities, and their detainees upon release.

Resources include:

• A user-friendly resource guide to direct recently released individuals to community-Opioid harm reduction products, such as naloxone kits
• A user-friendly resource guide to direct recently released individuals to community-based treatment programs, healthcare providers, and social service agencies within their local community
• Educational materials and or training to participating agencies

Last updated: 4/29/2025