Project Lazarus Information

Project Lazarus is a non-profit organization that provides training and technical assistance to communities and clinicians addressing prescription medication issues. Using experience, data, and compassion, we empower communities and individuals to prevent drug overdoses and opioid poisonings, establish effective substance use/disease of addiction treatment and support, and meet the needs of those living with pain. Established as a response to extremely high drug overdose mortality rates in Wilkes County, NC, Project Lazarus successfully and dramatically decreased Wilkes’ drug overdose mortality rate by devising and implementing what is now known as the Project Lazarus Model. This public health model is based on the twin premises that overdose deaths are preventable and that all communities are responsible for their own health. Project Lazarus offers communities and individuals access to: • Coalition formation, capacity building, & sustainability. • Pain management. • Safe prescribing practices for providers. • Opioid poisoning education, awareness, & safe medication usage materials. • Naloxone, the overdose rescue medication. • Project Pill Drop, a community-based medication disposal program. • Lazarus Recovery Services, a peer guided recovery support program. • Local & state data on overdose and poisoning rates. Prescription Medications: Take Correctly, Store Securely, Dispose Properly, Never Share. Project Lazarus: Preventing Prescription Medication & Opioid Poisonings Presenting Responsible Pain Management Promoting Substance Use Treatment & Support Services