Better Care Starts with Prevention
Opioid Free America is a national nonprofit working to prevent addiction and eliminate unnecessary opioid overprescribing. Our mission is to change the trajectory of opioid addiction by helping healthcare organizations recognize risk earlier, support informed decisions, and make prevention part of everyday care.
FOR EMPLOYERS & INDUSTRY PARTNERS
Opioids Are Quietly Inflating Your Costs
Find out how much with an Opioid Impact Report
Every health plan has a story in its prescription data. The right analysis can reveal opportunities to support healthier members, strengthen care, and create greater value for your organization.
The Opioid Impact Report turns de-identified claims data into a clear picture of opioid exposure and emerging risk — giving employers and health plans a practical way to understand where prevention can make a difference.
What if better prevention could improve both health and value?
A data-driven approach to opioid risk management can support member well-being while creating the potential to improve overall health plan performance by 4–8%.
FOR PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS
Where Prevention Becomes Practice
Healthcare providers have an extraordinary opportunity to shape what happens before opioid risk becomes a larger concern.
Most providers already believe in responsible prescribing and thoughtful pain management. Our Stewardship Program gives organizations a practical framework to bring those principles together — with tools, evidence-based protocols, and ongoing measurement designed to make prevention part of the culture of care.
The future of healthcare is more intentional. Let’s build it together.
Two Pathways. One Mission.
For Healthcare Organizations
A complete opioid stewardship framework with focused modules, downloadable protocols, and real-world implementation tools — designed to help organizations strengthen how risk is identified and pain is managed across the care continuum.
For Healthcare Providers
The Opioid Free America Provider Recognition program recognizes providers who demonstrate a personal commitment to prevention-first, responsible care while reinforcing their organization’s broader stewardship efforts.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The Epidemic Costs are Measurable
The Human Cost is Priceless
Every healthcare decision can be an opportunity to support safer recovery, better outcomes, and healthier lives.
We believe every level of healthcare can contribute — not by second-guessing those providing care, but by bringing greater visibility, awareness, and best practices to the decisions that shape opioid exposure.
3+ Million
Patients estimated to develop long-term opioid use following routine medical care annually.
45%
Of initial surgical opioid prescriptions identified as high risk based on quantity, dosage, or overlapping medications.
280+ Lives
Lost each day to drug overdose in the United States, with opioids involved in the majority of overdose deaths.
F.A.Q.
Frequently Asked Questions
The name Opioid Free America reflects a vision for reducing preventable opioid exposure and dependence — not eliminating appropriate opioid treatment.
There are times when opioid therapy is the right choice. Our focus is on helping healthcare recognize opportunities to use prevention-first approaches, consider opioid-sparing options when appropriate, and continually evaluate what best supports each patient’s care.
Prevention starts with visibility.
Our Stewardship Program helps organizations build prevention into their care processes, while our Rx Program uses advanced analytics to identify patterns associated with elevated opioid-related risk. Together, these programs give healthcare organizations greater visibility and practical resources to support informed clinical decisions.
See the risk earlier. Support better decisions. Create better outcomes.
The Registry recognizes healthcare organizations that have made an ongoing commitment to prevention-first, responsible care.
Through our Stewardship Program, organizations receive practical tools, evidence-based protocols, and implementation guidance to establish their own opioid stewardship framework. Participating organizations then submit quarterly reviews to demonstrate continued implementation, measurement, and improvement.
Want to learn more?
Our mission to prevent opioid addiction naturally raises questions – about pain management, prescribing decisions, opioid-sparing care, and what “Opioid Free” really means.
We welcome those conversations.
Whether you have a question, want to learn more about our programs, or see an opportunity to work together, we’d love to hear from you.
Change at this scale takes partners, not spectators
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