Prescription Drug Overdose (PDO) Grant

This is year 3 of 5 of this grant.  $225,552 each year.

The Health Department provides education, training and outreach to Sauk County  constituents. Specifically, conducting trainings to use Naloxone/Narcan in opioid overdose situations.

This contract has previously been reviewed by Corporation Council in year 1 and in year 2.  This is essentially a renewal of the 5 year contract to provide services.

This grant offers Wisconsin the resources to increase Wisconsin’s capacity to provide evidence-based prevention services that can educate the public about the

dangers of sharing medications, raise awareness among pharmaceutical and medical communities on the risks of over prescribing, and implement overdose death

prevention strategies such as naloxone distribution and the purchase of naloxone for first responders in communities of high need. The purpose of this program is

to reduce the number of prescription drug/opioid overdose-related deaths and adverse events among individuals 18 years of age and older by training first

responders and other key community sectors on the prevention of prescription drug/opioid overdose-related deaths and implementing secondary prevention

strategies, including the purchase and distribution of naloxone to first responders. The PDO grant program works to strengthen communities in developing policies

and practices that prevent and respond appropriately to prescription drug/opioid-related overdoses. PDO grant funds must be used primarily to support

infrastructure development, including: developing a comprehensive prevention program to reduce overdose deaths, purchasing and distributing naloxone,

providing naloxone administration training, coordinating services across agencies, and connecting overdose survivors to support systems. Funds may be used to

implement strategies that will educate individuals who use opioids and their families on the dangers of overdose, how to respond to an overdose, and how to

access naloxone, treatment and recovery support services. Funding will also be utilized to collaborate with healthcare providers to educate them on overdose

dangers, seek out physicians that can write standing orders for naloxone, and educating the public on the Good Samaritan law. The evaluation of the program will

track program outcomes including process and outcome measures as defined by the state and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA).