Harm Reduction Supply Distribution
Community Outreach & Mobile Services
In 2018, Evansville Recovery Alliance launched the first free Overdose Prevention and Naloxone distribution initiative in Evansville, IN, taking a grassroots approach to get Narcan into the hands of those who needed it.
These efforts continue throughout Vanderburgh County by monthly community outreach events with a variety of partners, focusing particularly in neighborhoods known to have a high rate of overdose fatalities.
In response to COVID-19 in 2019, we launched the first 24/7 Self-Serve Naloxone vending machines in Evansville and Vanderburgh County. Secondary Naloxone distribution like vending machines involves empowering at-risk community members to pass along Narcan to their peers, saving more lives and fostering a caring community that can act during an emergency.
Delivery Order Narcan & Safer Use Supplies
Evansville Recovery Alliance implemented the first delivery-order program, allowing anyone in Evansville to receive harm reduction supplies by delivery for free, removing barriers and prioritizing connection.
Our Naloxone saturation strategy is directly attributed to a 36% reduction in overdose fatalities in Evansville and Vanderburgh County in 2024 according to the Vanderburgh County Coroner. And a 60% reduction in overdose fatalities in 2025.
community partner Distribution
Interested in learning how you can distribute Naloxone in your community? Evansville Recovery Alliance equips others to become Narcan Access sites. This expands Overdose Prevention in every supportive service, instilling a culture of harm reduction in Evansville.
To learn more, contact our Certified Overdose Prevention Specialist and Partner Coordinator Team, evansville@indianarecoveryalliance.org
workforce overdose prevention
Workplaces are encouraged to include naloxone in their first aid supplies and to provide naloxone training to employees. Employers should consider the likelihood of an opioid overdose occurring in the workplace and develop a plan for immediate care by professional health care providers like ERA, referral for follow-up care, and ongoing support. – SAMHSA
We are available to help navigate overdose prevention in your workplace as registered Naloxone Distributors with the Indiana Department of Health and the Indiana Naloxone Standing Order. We are proud to equip many local companies and organizations with Overdose Prevention Training and Response Kit, for a safer and more prepared community.
To learn more, contact our Certified Overdose Prevention Specialist and Community Partner Coordinator Team, evansville@indianarecoveryalliance.org
Information to fight stigma and save lives
The Evansville Recovery Alliance team hosts regular virtual and in-person training events. We provide a Certificate of Completion, free Narcan, and Harm Reduction Supplies. Participants will be able to:
- Summarize the current state of the opioid crisis and fentanyl contamination
- Explain the origins of harm reduction
- Define naloxone and other tools
- Respond to an overdose emergency
- Access naloxone
- Use anti-stigma language
- Apply harm reduction concepts at work or personally
- Good Samaritan & Aaron’s Law
Sliding-Scale Harm Reduction Training
Custom training for organizations. Email Lavender Timmons at evansville@indianarecoveryalliance.org
staff & personale training
era & Macro-b expansion
The opioid epidemic is a pressing issue that impacts individuals and families across the state of Indiana, with Black communities facing unique challenges. Access barriers and stigma contribute to the increase in opioid overdose deaths in certain communities. Our collaboration with Overdose Lifeline’s MACRO-B Expansion aims to provide education, resources, and support to those affected by opioid misuse in Black communities in Evansville.
Part of these educational sessions includes teaching the community about naloxone, the life-saving harm reduction resource that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. MACRO-B was responsible for passing out over 81,000 doses of naloxone in the target ZIP codes between the fall of 2022 and the end of 2024. Attendees will receive free comprehensive presentation, certificate of completion, Overdose Prevention Kits, and connection to our Overdose Prevention and Health Promotion coordinator for additional support.
Coming Soon in 2026!
Safety first – real drug EDUCATION
Evansville Recovery Alliance is committed to providing the most effective approaches to preventing teen substance use in our schools and communities. We know that prevention of drug use is most effective when it is a partnership between the community, the home, and the school.
The Safety First curriculum includes 13 lessons, each providing activities, presentations, resources, and other materials aimed at addressing key factors associated with teen substance use.
Our certified educators come to the classroom, community center, and special events. We provide free hands-on presentations & demonstrations on life-saving prevention and Harm Reduction, Overdose Prevention Kits, and connection to peer support.
ERA CAMPUS OVERDOSE PREVENTION TRAINING INITIATIVE
We are thrilled to kick off our new dynamic initiative, to establish Overdose Prevention Trainers on every local campus in partnership with our long-standing and highly esteemed partners, Overdose Lifeline,Inc! Through this initiative, Evansville Recovery Alliance will provide free, ongoing, in-person Overdose Prevention Training and Naloxone to the future nursing & human service workforce, and more on every local campus. If you’d like to see this initiative on your campus, DM us and let’s talk!
If you are a UE student looking to connect with a training and naloxone on campus, contact us or email Briana at ba158@evansville.edu
Linkages to Care
Ensuring program participants are connected to wrap-around care.
Our Peer Recovery Support Team works with participants across Evansville, IN to understand needs, provide vetted referrals for treatment, peer recovery support services, mental health, social services, and co-creation of self-determined pathways to wellness and recovery.
Contact Us to talk to someone about linkages to care and check out our Resources page anytime!
EVANSVILLE RECOVERY ALLIANCE
HARM REDUCTION – ADVOCACY – DIGNITY
