Resources in
Utah
In 2020, 622 individuals lost their lives to opioid overdose in Utah, a rate of 14.8 per 100,000 people.
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.
Pharmacy Access
Naloxone is available without a prescription in Utah. This map shows the location of pharmacies with naloxone availability in Utah.
UTAH NALOXONE
Utah Naloxone is the leader in naloxone policy and distribution in Utah and runs the oldest mail-based naloxone organization in the country. Their website has training videos, background on layperson naloxone, an index of drug treatment providers, and information for prescribers. Utah Naloxone is the Utah program affiliate for NEXT Naloxone.
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 of someone who may be at high-risk for an opioid overdose, you can have naloxone mailed to you at no cost.
ONLINE NALOXONE PHARMACY
Naloxone Exchange by Script Health is an online naloxone-specific pharmacy operating in the state of Utah. Naloxone Exchange provides intramuscular, intranasal, and auto-injector formulations of naloxone.
UTAH’S GOOD SAMARITAN LAW
In Utah, any person assisting in an overdose emergency can do so without fear or arrest due to possession of a dangerous substance. Utah’s Good Samaritan Law pertains to both the person seeking assistance and the person experiencing the drug overdose.
DRUG USER ORGANIZING
The Urban Survivors Union is a national drug users union mobilizing against the war on drugs. Check out their wealth of resources including #reframetheblame a campaign against drug induced homicide laws.
CRISIS HOTLINES IN UTAH
Utah’s Crisis Helpline is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You can utilize the helpline for information about naloxone access, drug treatment, suicide prevention, mental health resources, or just to talk.
UTAH SYRINGE ACCESS PROGRAMS
Pharmacies in the state of Utah are authorized to sell syringes without a prescription. You can also look at a schedule of syringe services HERE. Syringe exchange programs have a menu of additional drug user health services available.
If you are a person who uses drugs in the state of Utah and you are unable to access clean syringes through pharmacies, syringe exchange programs or online marketplaces like OTCwholesale.com, please reach out to NEXT for assistance.