Resources in

Idaho

In 2020 there were 287 opioid overdose deaths.

If you are a person who uses drugs or if you are around people who use drugs, please consider learning how to respond to an opioid overdose and carrying naloxone (intranasal brand name: Narcan). Naloxone is a medication designed to reverse an opioid overdose. Opioids slow down the activity of the central nervous system. This can cause slowed or stopped breathing which may lead to death. Naloxone displaces the opioids from the opioid receptors in the brain which allows the person who is experiencing an opioid overdose to begin breathing normally. We have a helpful FAQ and are constantly updating it with questions from our site visitors. If you don’t find what you’re looking for, let us know.

HAVE NALOXONE MAILED TO YOU

If you are a person who uses drugs, have been recently released from jail or prison, or if you are a friend, family member, or partner of someone who may be at high-risk for an opioid overdose, you can have naloxone mailed to you at no cost.

IDAHO HARM REDUCTION PROJECT

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Idaho Harm Reduction Project, an affiliate partner of NEXT Naloxone, will no longer be providing services as of February 13th, 2024. Until further notice requests for naloxone by mail in Idaho will be filled by NEXT.

PHARMACY ACCESS

In Idaho, naloxone is available from some pharmacies without a prescription. As of 2019, “any health professional licensed or registered under this title, acting in good faith and exercising reasonable care, may prescribe and dispense an opioid antagonist…” Please call ahead to your local pharmacy to ensure availability of naloxone and to ask about your co-pay. If you have Medicaid, naloxone is free.

OFFICE OF DRUG POLICY

The Idaho Office of Drug Policy leads Idaho’s substance use and misuse policy and prevention efforts by developing and implementing strategic action plans and collaborative partnerships to reduce drug use and related consequences.

SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES

Information about state supported substance use services.

IDAHO’S GOOD SAMARITAN LAW

In the state of Idaho, any person assisting in an overdose emergency can do so without fear or arrest due to possession of a dangerous substance or possession of drug paraphernalia. The law is limited, please read more by clicking the button below.

DRUG USER ORGANIZING

The Urban Survivors Union is a national drug users union mobilizing against the war on drugs.