Heroin, cocaine, speed, and pills laced with fentanyl can kill you.
In the first half of 2022, opioid overdoses killed almost 200 people in Travis County. That’s more than twice the number of deaths from suicide and car wrecks.
Here in our community, drugs like Adderall and Xanax – and party drugs like Molly – are being laced with Fentanyl, a lethal opioid that’s deadlier than heroin. In fact, Fentanyl equal to the amount of two grains of salt can kill you.
All of us are affected by the opioid overdose crisis. It doesn’t matter where you live, your race or age, or how much money you have. Opioids impact our relationships, health, education, businesses, and economy – our entire community.
That’s why Travis County, Austin Public Health, Central Health, and Integral Care, as the Austin-Travis County Opioid Awareness Coalition, are working together to bring attention to the opioid overdose crisis affecting our community.
On this site, you’ll find resources to:
- Prevent overdose deaths from illegal drugs and the use of drugs not prescribed to you.
- Identify the signs of opioid use and opioid overdose.
- Learn how to talk to your teenager
- Know where to find treatment options, support groups, harm reduction resources, Narcan, and more
- Learn how to use Narcan to reverse an opioid overdose
Learn the dangers, know the signs, and know how to get help. One dose and it’s over.
Resources
Learn the Dangers
Fentanyl is a lethal opioid that is more deadly than heroin. Every time you take an opioid, you roll the dice.
Know the Signs
Learn how to tell if a person is overdosing, or just very high.
Talk to Your Teen
Preventing teen opioid use starts by talking and listening.
Learn how to begin a conversation about the risks of opioids.
Get Help
Addiction is a treatable disease, not a character flaw. Prevention is possible, and recovery comes in many forms to meet people where they are.
About Us
The Austin-Travis County Opioid Awareness Coalition (ATCOAC) unites our community around a common goal of raising awareness about the dangers opioids pose to public health.
Get Narcan
Narcan (Naloxone) is a life-saving medication that can reverse an opioid overdose.
