Inside Connecticut’s Response to a Rapidly Escalating Overdose Crisis
Over Memorial Day weekend 2025, Connecticut public health and safety partners launched a rapid, coordinated response to a spike in overdoses in New Haven County. In late May to early June 2025, the Connecticut Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) team identified a surge in overdose activity through the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP) and consequently, […]
‘Silence on the Streets’ Documentary Production and Screening
The Connecticut ORS team, with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, initiated a project to address the educational gap in substance use awareness. Recognizing the limitations of the outdated resources currently available, the ORS team partnered with Sharece Sellem-Hannah, a Connecticut native and playwright renowned for her work, including “Matthew Rising,” a play centered around the opioid […]