Cuyahoga County Resources

This page includes resources in Cuyahoga County related to harm reduction, substance use, and recovery. Click the headings below to display resources in each category.

Please note that these are not all of the resources available in the county. For more comprehensive lists of treatment and wrap around services, you can check out Drughelp.care or relink.org.

Seventy-five percent of fatal overdoses occur when people are using substances alone. SafeSpot is a virtual hotline for people who use drugs, offering support to reduce the risk of overdose: 1-800-972-0590 

If you are experiencing a medical emergency, dial 911. For mental health or substance use crises, dial 988.

Free Naloxone is available at six vending machines:

  1. *The Centers Uptown: 12201 Euclid Ave. Cleveland, OH 44106 (view map)
  2. *The Centers Gordon Square: 5209 Detroit Ave. Cleveland, OH 44102 (view map)
  3. *The Centers East: 4400 Euclid Ave. Cleveland, OH 44103 (view map)
  4. *The Centers West: 3929 Rocky River Dr. Cleveland, OH 44111 (view map)
  5. Murtis Taylor: 13422 Kinsman Rd. Cleveland, OH 44120 (view map)
  6. *MetroHealth Main Campus (inside Emergency Department, 24 hour access): 2500 MetroHealth Dr. Cleveland, OH 44109 (view map)
  7. *Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center: 9300 Quincy Ave #4100, Cleveland, OH 44106 (view map)

*Indicates machines with other harm reduction supplies such as fentanyl test strips, safe sex kits and wound care

The Centers (syringe services, MAT, linkages to care, naloxone, & more)

  • 12201 Euclid Ave. Cleveland, OH 44106. M-F 9am-5pm
  • 3929 Rocky River Dr. Cleveland, OH 44111. M, W, F 9am-5pm
  • The Mead House 4904 Mead Ave. Cleveland, OH 44127 W 9:00am-4:00pm
  • 3711 E. 65th St. Cleveland, OH 44105. T & TH 12:00pm-4:00pm
  • 12791 Superior Ave. M and F 12:00pm-4:00pm

Thrive for Change – Secondary Site for The Centers Syringe Services (Free naloxone, testing strips, linkages to care, & More) 11002 Detroit Ave. Cleveland, OH 44102 (view map) Thursdays from 2pm – 6pm

MetroHealth Project DAWN (free naloxone, fentanyl test strips, syringe exchange, linkage to care, referrals to MAT) 3370 W.25th St., Cleveland, OH 44109 (view map) Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Get Naloxone and Fentanyl Testing Strips through:

By Mail for free from Thrive for Change or Harm Reduction Ohio. The SOAR Initiative.

View more Project DAWN locations across Ohio here.

Overdose & Bad Batch Alerts

Check out recent alerts:

Multiple alerts occurred from March 17th 4am through March 19th 2am, totaling to 41 patients seen in our EDs for drug-related injuries, compared to an average of approximately 10 daily.

Alerts (2) occurred for February 26th 11am through February 27th 12pm, totaling to 17 patients seen in our EDs for drug-related injuries, compared to an average of approximately 10 daily.

Alerts occurred February 10th (9pm-12am) AND February 11th (11pm-12am) totaling to 29 patients seen in our EDs for drug-related injuries, compared to an average of approximately 10 daily.

Signup for Community Alerts and Bulletins:

  • The SOAR Initiative – Subscribe to the alert network to receive notifications about overdose surges and bad batch alerts in your region.
  • Cuyahoga County Board of Health – Receive email alerts to stay informed about Overdose Spike Alerts. 
  • The Overdose Response Bulletin – Stay informed on local overdose news, alerts, trends, and resources through our monthly email bulletin.

Recent Overdose Response Bulletins

Cuyahoga County’s leading overdose killer is now cocaine, local drug trends, about kratom, Project White Butterfly and The Recovery Collective and more.

Gov. DeWine signs executive order helping expanding access to overdose preventative tools, local drug trends, learning opportunities and more.

A brief recap from our initiative's stakeholders meetings in April and June, Cuyahoga County data snapshot, local drug trends, New WinMAT program and more.

Seasonal transitions shaping substance use, MetroHealth's SUN program, local drug trends, learning opportunities and more.

RecoveryOhio releases new overdose early warning dashboard, local drug trends, Cuyahoga County data snapshot, learning opportunities and more.

Educational Materials