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Incorporating a health equity lens is crucial to understand community needs, address disparities and develop equitable overdose prevention and response strategies. To better inform outreach ...
In 2022, the Black/African American population in North Dakota made up approximately 3.8% of the state’s population, according to U.S. Census data.1 However, from January ...
Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP) agencies can benefit from tools that enhance data use and incorporate a health equity lens in decision-making. To support ...
When Recovery Community Organization (RCO) leaders requested more timely information on overdose increases in their areas of responsibility, the Georgia Public Health Analyst (PHA) recommended ...
The emergence of tianeptine, a prescription drug used for depression but not approved for use in the U.S. and labeled as “potentially dangerous” due to ...
The New York Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) team collaborated with the 13 public forensic labs that analyze seized drugs and toxicology samples in the state ...
Identifying a champion or strategy to advocate for Overdose Detection Mapping Application (ODMAP) utilization among stakeholders can be valuable for strengthening partner relationships and boosting ...
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 ...
A recent collaboration enabled key information sharing about Tennessee residents arrested in South Carolina on methamphetamine distribution charges to further an existing investigation. The SC ...
A post-overdose response team (PORT) pilot in Hawaii, an extension of an existing social work team and patient navigators, engages unintentional overdose survivors at the ...
Sharing timely overdose data and information is crucial to understand and develop strategies to reduce overdoses nationwide. In the following stories, the Louisiana ORS team ...
In 2020, Minnesotans ages 15-24 experienced a 26 percent increase in drug overdose deaths and those ages 25-34 experienced a 57 percent increase. Consequently, the ...
In July 2023, the Connecticut Drug Intelligence Officer (DIO) shared a post regarding hoax information on the Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) internal discussion forum. The ...
As sex traffickers often use substances to help maintain control over trafficking victims, these individuals may develop substance use disorders (SUD). Victims of sex trafficking ...
The Delaware Division of Public Health recognized the need for police participation in naloxone leave-behind programs and engaged the DE ORS team to encourage law ...