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South Dakota Expands Naloxone Access at the Nation’s Largest Motorcycle Rally

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, the Attorney General’s Office, the Department of Social Services and Emily’s Hope (a non-profit organization) acquired 20,000 naloxone kits. Emily’s Hope spearheaded the first statewide distribution […]

Collaboration Improves Data Quality and Access to the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP) in South Dakota

The South Dakota Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) team has made significant progress in expanding access to the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP) and improving data quality through strong collaboration at local and state levels. Before 2022, ODMAP participation in South Dakota was limited to just three local agencies and two state agencies. Today, 61 […]