Media Campaigns
National and Regional Media Campaigns
NATIONAL
National Family Partnership
A national multi-media campaign designed to reduce prescription drug abuse by making adults aware that they are the “unwitting suppliers” of prescription medications being used in unintended ways, especially by young people.
Addiction Policy Forum
An awareness campaign to help explain overdose reversal and how naloxone saves lives.
Next DistroNext Harm Reduction
An online and mail-based harm reduction designed to reduce opioid overdose death, prevent injection-related disease transmission, and improve the lives of people who use drugs.
Media Planet
Addiction Policy Forum + 13 national & local organizations
A public health media campaign to help prevent adolescent substance use.
Stop the Stigma: Tackling the Stigma of Addiction through Education
Addiction Policy Forum & Chris and Vicky Cornell Foundation
To help expand education around addiction, debunk the myths and misinformation, and lead with evidence, not bias.
REGION 3 STATES
DELAWARE
Delaware Division of Public Health
A campaign to help get support and recovery for substance use disorders, mental health.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
D.C. Department of Behavioral Health
Intended as a one-stop hub for Washington, DC's combined efforts for ending the city's opioid epidemic.
Opioid Awareness and Education
D.C. Department of Behavioral Health
A campaign to highlight the danger and risks of prescription opioids and reduce their misuse.
MARYLAND
Maryland Overdose Response Program
Mayland Behavioral Health Administration
A campaign to provide training in overdose response and certify individuals— people who use drugs, their family members and friends; treatment program and transitional housing staff; and law enforcement officers—most able to assist someone at risk of dying from an opioid overdose when emergency medical services are not immediately available.
PENNSYLVANIA
Life Unites Us
DDAP and coalition of organizations
A campaign to end the stigma surrounding opioid use disorder in Pennsylvania.
PA Opioid Prevention ProjectPennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
A state-wide multi-media, opioid misuse prevention campaign that targets youth, ages 14-18.
Commonwealth Prevention Alliance
A campaign designed to educate Pennsylvanians about the risks of prescription painkiller and heroin use and the relationship between them.
VIRGINIA
Counties of Chesterfield, Hanover, and Henrico and the city of Richmond
A media campaign to highlight the dangers of opioid use and to connect those struggling with addiction to information, treatment, and resources.
WEST VIRGINIA
WV Bureau for Behavioral Health
A campaign to educate the people of WV about medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD).
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WV Bureau for Behavioral Health
A statewide initiative that offers tools and information about the importance of substance use disorders in WV.
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WV Bureau for Behavioral Health
A call, chat, and text line that provides immediate help for any West Virginian struggling with an addiction or mental health issue. They also have a Children's Crisis LIne.
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WV Bureau for Behavioral Health
A campaign to end the public and personal stigma about substance use disorders.
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