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Resources

For Communities

  • Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC) Outreach, Screening, Assessment, and Referral (OSAR)
    • OSAR programs are available to all persons looking for information about substance use services. OSAR programs can be the starting point for people who want help accessing substance use services and are unsure where to begin.
  • Health and Human Services - Substance Use Service Locations (HHSC)
  • Texas One Pill Kills (HHSC)
  • Texas Targeted Opioid Response (HHSC)
  • New Guides to Help Communities Respond to the Opioid Drug Poisoning Crisis (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
  • One Pill Can Kill (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Important Phone Numbers:
    • 211 Texas or 877-541-7905 - Free and anonymous, available 24/7, 365 days/year. Get help finding resources in your community, help with food or housing, child care, crisis counseling, or substance abuse treatment.
    • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - Offers 24/7 call, text, and chat access to trained crisis counselors who can help people experiencing suicidal, substance use, and/or mental health crisis, or any other kind of emotional distress. Call, text, or chat 988 if you are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support. Available in Spanish.
    • 911 - If you or someone you know is experiencing an emergency, call 911. Trained staff will dispatch emergency medical services, fire, and police as needed.
  • FindHelp.org
    • Find free or reduced-cost resources like food, housing, financial assistance, health care, and more. Enter your zip code or program in the FindHelp search engine and get connected to nearby resources organized by category.
  • Be Well, Texas
    • Be Well, Texas expands access to compassionate, evidence-based treatment for people who use substances and with substance use disorders (alcohol or drug) and/or mental illness.
    • Need help now? Call Be Well, Texas at 888-8523-935.
  • Texas Coalition for Healthy Minds
  • Institute for Intergovernmental Research Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) Overview (PDF)
    • This document provides an introduction to OFR and outlines the purpose and resources needed to facilitate an OFR. OFR is a crucial tool for battling drug poisonings at the community level. Please email toda@dshs.texas.gov for more information.
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Video on Nalxone Administration

For Providers and Responders

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Office of EMS

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAHMSA)

  • Coping with the Drug Poisoning Crisis as a Responder.

Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)

UTHealth Houston

Information Sources, Dashboards, and Data Products

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA):

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):

  • CDC State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) dashboard.
  • CDC Xylazine webpage.
    • Note for Xylazine links: These sites include resources developed by state health departments that address various topics including wound care for those with wounds from xylazine use.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Overdose Prevention Strategy

Data Products:

Library

Department of State Health Services (DSHS)

Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC)

Naloxone Resources

Develop Knowledge and Readiness for Vending Machine Implementation

Dispose of Unneeded Medication

Donate Your Expired Naloxone

Find Free and Reduced-Cost Naloxone

General Resources

Order Free Naloxone

News, Events, and Highlights

TODA Partners with Naloxone Texas to Expand Community Naloxone Access and Distribution

Published 07/14/2025

Texas Overdose Data to Action (TODA) and Naloxone Texas are providing free naloxone vending machines, dispenser stands, and wall boxes to expand naloxone distribution in Texas communities. Communities can reference the Naloxone Distribution Checklist to assess readiness and learn TODA-recommended best practices. Communities can apply for naloxone containers through the Naloxone Distribution Container Application. 

Containers should be available beginning September 2025. 

Not sure if there is a naloxone distribution hub in your community? Check out our Naloxone Locator Map. 

For additional information or questions regarding TODA’s naloxone distribution efforts, please contact us at toda@dshs.texas.gov.

Monthly Non-fatal Drug Poisoning Reports Available for 2025

Published 07/02/2025

Injury and Violence Prevention Epidemiology (IVPE) and the Texas Overdose Data to Action (TODA) program published data reports on suspected drug poisoning related emergency department visits in Texas for the months of January – May 2025. The programs will release new reports monthly to provide timely, applicable data to stakeholders working to fight drug poisonings. 

View the monthly reports:

TODA Announces Naloxone Locator Map

Published 3/27/2025

TODA is pleased to announce the completion of the Naloxone Locator Map. Please see the following excerpt from the Governor’s office press release for more information:

Governor Greg Abbott announced the launch of an online interactive map by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) that pinpoints where Texans can acquire for free or purchase life-saving naloxone (NARCAN) as part of the statewide "One Pill Kills" campaign. This new tool will help Texans locate over-the-counter NARCAN to prevent fentanyl poisonings and help save lives.

“This NARCAN locator map is another tool in our fight against fentanyl-related poisonings that have affected Americans in such a devastating way,” said DSHS Commissioner Jennifer Shuford, MD, MPH. “Health care providers, first responders, and members of the public can pick up and have this life-saving medication on hand and ready for use for when an opioid overdose emergency occurs.”

The new online map includes a search bar where visitors can type in an address or zip code to see nearby naloxone locations. Information displayed for each location includes the type of site (e.g. community health clinics, recovery support services, vending machines), their hours, phone number, website, and more.

Learn more about TODA, read the full press release, and use the interactive map. For additional information or questions, email toda@dshs.texas.gov.

TODA Supported Toxicology Expansion Program (STEP) and Drug Poisoning Supplemental Announcement

Published 3/11/2025

The TODA Supported Toxicology Enhancement Program (STEP) offers free expanded comprehensive toxicology testing for eligible counties. TODA STEP is a partnership between DSHS and NMS Labs. The program’s goals are:

  • Support comprehensive toxicology testing for Texas medical examiners and justices of the peace.
  • Increase ability of offices to identify specific drugs associated with unintentional and undetermined drug poisoning deaths.
  • Cover a variety of test codes for drug poisoning deaths when ordered under a TODA-supported account.

To learn more about STEP and check eligibility, please email toda@dshs.texas.gov

TODA also developed a Drug Poisoning Supplemental for offices conducting death investigations to use for reporting scene information for drug poisonings. The supplemental supports the streamlining and standardization of death investigations for medical examiner offices and justices of the peace. Please email toda@dshs.texas.gov to request a copy.

The Texas Department of State Health Services does not endorse external links to other websites or documents created by other agencies. These links and documents are informational and may not be accessible to persons with disabilities.

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