In May 2026, as part of a collaborative public health and public safety initiative, the Puerto Rico Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) team delivered specialized opioid ...
Following a fatal overdose at an apartment complex, the Massachusetts Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) team and partners delivered naloxone training to five building staff, equipping ...
First responders play a critical role in overdose response, yet they may have limited opportunities to connect across agencies and share strategies. To address this ...
Pictured from left to right are founder of demandZERO Lisa Deane, CT DIO Bobby Lawlor, CT PHA Anna Gasinski, The Rendon Group Senior Producer Ellie ...
In a joint statement released by the White House, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Office of National Drug Control Policy ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
“The “Be in the Know” campaign—developed by the Pima County Health Department, law enforcement partners, the Arizona Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) team and university partners—was ...
Recognizing the importance of collaboration between public health and public safety, the four Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) teams in the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug ...
In July 2025, swift coordination between law enforcement and public health partners enabled Baltimore City to respond rapidly to a suspected mass casualty overdose event. ...
The New York Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) team developed and piloted a Mock Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) Toolkit—a first-of-its-kind resource designed to help communities prepare ...