SimplyCast: Smart Government
Use Case: Toxic Substance Reporting
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ID: SGUC007

Toxic Substance Reporting

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Substance abuse is a growing concern, and death tolls continue to rise. Safe injection sites offer access to trained staff and sterile equipment but are still too unevenly distributed to prevent overdose deaths in much of the population.

Unhygienic and accidental injections also remain a risk due to the consumption of materials out in the open, and needles that have been improperly disposed of present a danger to civilians, children, pets, wildlife, and the environment.

Growth, the SimplyCast Way

With our Toxic Substance Reporting use case, SimplyCast aims to help individuals, communities, and governments navigate addiction. By implementing this solution, members of the public can:

  • Call in an accidental overdose or an overdose death.
  • Report on injecting materials left in public spaces, thereby lowering the risk of potential HIV/AIDs and hepatitis.
  • Connect with safe injection sites and overdose prevention centers for information on medical interventions.
  • Connect with other health and social services, such as addiction treatment, and drug rehabilitation centers.
  • Learn about needle safety and supervised injection sites.

The Features:

  • Schedule automated emails that keep your community informed about upcoming programs and events, addiction treatments in their area, and useful statistics like the number of patients helped.
  • Multi-channel communication allows you to connect with members of the public or perform wellness checks via SMS, Voice, Fax, over the phone, and online.
  • Distribute convenient QR Codes throughout public spaces. Civilians with concerns or questions can use their own devices to scan these and reach your site’s landing page.
  • Make use of landing pages to host digital forms, contact information, downloadable pamphlets, and other helpful resources.
  • Provide digital forms so members of the public can immediately report an overdose, discarded needles, and more.

The Benefits:

  • Hyperautomation simplifies how the public can report toxic substances, consumption materials, and accidental overdose deaths. Digital forms can be accessed via QR code, and are automatically sorted to the correct member of staff for immediate attention.
  • Multi-channel communication guarantees contact with civilians about their concerns and provide the necessary services, even if some are interrupted. Provide accessibility by allowing members of the public to reach you, no matter what device they prefer.
  • Social media is often a wealth of easily-accessible misinformation. Keep your community up to date with the facts, ensuring health and safety are their top priorities.
  • Schedule personalized messages to quickly perform wellness checks and request updates from patients.

Actions for Success

Actions for the Community:

  1. Create your landing page(s) that civilians can access via QR code.
  2. Create digital forms that members of the public can use to report an overdose, loose needles, or other toxic substances.
  3. Create a sequence of events for toxic substance reporting.
  4. Schedule automated message templates with information about programs available in the area.
  5. Launch your campaign(s).
  6. Members of the public can now report toxic substances and overdoses, and patients can fill you in on their recovery progress.

Actions for Supervised Injection Sites:

  1. Create digital signup forms for resources and intake.
  2. Schedule personalized message templates to perform wellness checks, request updates about a patient’s progress, and keep the community informed about available services.
  3. Automatically maintain reports that accurately track an individual’s journey to recovery.

Frequently Asked Questions

Our Toxic Substance Reporting use case introduces a text-in reporting system that lets civilians report toxic substance-related issues straight to public health authorities. If a member of the public overdoses, witnesses an overdose, or discovers toxic substances and/or implements in a public area, they can file an emergency report via their mobile device.

Civilians wanting to learn more about toxic substances, safe injection areas, substance abuse rehabilitation centers, and more can also sign up for notifications and educational content.

With our Toxic Substance Reporting use case, governments can mitigate the challenges posed by toxic substances and overdoses within their jurisdictions and manage situations with greater understanding:

  • Simplify the toxic substance reporting process for civilians and public health officials, ensuring each report is handled promptly and properly.
  • Keep the community informed regarding interactions with toxic substances, overdoses, safe injection sites, and nearby drug rehabilitation centers.
  • Reduce overdose rates by educating the public on safe practices and scheduling regular check-ins with patients.
  • Provide the necessary support to those struggling with addiction.

Many circumstances could require a report, such as witnessing a suspected overdose, or discovering discarded injection materials and/or toxic substances in public that could pose community risk.

How does this use case educate the public?

When civilians sign up for text-based notifications, Smart Governments can share essential information regarding toxic substances to increase public awareness and safety:

  • Common substances that pose a risk in the area.
  • How to identify certain toxic substances.
  • What to do upon discovering an illicit substance or an overdose.
  • The locations of nearby safe injection sites and overdose prevention centers.
  • Local rehabilitation programs and drug rehabilitation centers.

Toxic substance reporting protects communities by tracking and managing overdoses and loose substances as per public health regulations and the toxic substances control act, with an aim to identify potential risks and organize the relevant emergency response and rescue efforts.

Our use case takes this one step further with educational notifications that encourage harm reduction and provide community support, thereby helping businesses, governments, and the public make informed decisions upon discovering overdoses or toxic substances within their jurisdiction.

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