In 2025, Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) teams in multiple states partnered with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) to strengthen overdose spike preparedness through the Overdose
Pictured from left to right are ORS partners and staff including NY PHA Lisa Worden, NY DIO Jim Hawley, ORS Technical Advisor Nava Bastola, HIDTA Deputy National Coordinator Chris
Pictured left to right are New England HIDTA Deputy Director Dave Kelley, Peer Recovery Coach Donald Rose, Sharece Sellem-Hannah, David Hannah, CT PHA Anna Gasinski, CT DIO Bobby Lawlor,
Demonstrating how collaboration can turn funding into impactful action, South Dakota is expanding access to naloxone through innovative partnerships, resource investments and coordinated community engagement. Using opioid settlement funds,
When a suspected opioid overdose case in southwest Virginia raised alarms about a potentially dangerous substance spreading across state lines, the Tennessee and Virginia Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) teams
Youth substance use continues to be a key focus of public health efforts in Colorado, and prevention professionals across the state are working to create environments where young people