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ORS CORE PARTNERS

The ORS program exemplifies public health and public safety collaboration at the federal level. This is demonstrated by the continued investment and support of the program from our core partners: CDC, ONDCP, the HIDTA Program and the CDC Foundation.

These four partners serve as the backbone of the ORS program. Their investments have been critical in creating the program structure and governance needed to achieve long-term success and sustainability.

Partners at the federal, state, local, tribal and territorial levels focus on reducing fatal and non-fatal drug overdoses and related harms. These efforts are accomplished through:

  • Implementation of evidence-based responses
  • Sharing of data and drug-related intelligence
  • Enhancing prevention efforts
  • Overall collaboration with both traditional and non-traditional partners

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Public health’s unique population-level approach necessitates working across sectors to effectively leverage data, prevent illness and injury, and address cultural, social and environmental factors driving health crises. CDC continues to build multidisciplinary partnerships through public health and public safety collaborations to reduce drug overdoses. These collaborations enable effective implementation of evidence-based, overdose prevention strategies and advance promising practices in community settings. Public safety collaborations can provide overdose prevention services and resources throughout the criminal-legal system and, by partnering with local community organizations, enhance outreach and link individuals to substance use disorder treatment and recovery support services.

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Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)

ONDCP leads and coordinates the nation’s drug policy so that it improves the health and lives of the American people. ONDCP is responsible for the development and implementation of the National Drug Control Strategy and Budget. ONDCP coordinates across 19 federal agencies and oversees a $41 billion budget as part of a whole-of-government approach to addressing addiction and the overdose epidemic. ONDCP also provides hundreds of millions of dollars to help communities stay healthy and safe through the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program and the Drug-Free Communities Program.
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The CDC Foundation

The CDC Foundation helps CDC save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the sole entity authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC’s critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has launched approximately 1,200 programs and raised over $1.2 billion to support CDC’s work over the past two decades. To keep people healthy, safe and secure, the CDC Foundation has managed hundreds of programs in the United States and in more than 160 countries.
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High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program

Created by Congress in 1988, the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program coordinates and assists federal, state, local, and Tribal law agencies to address regional drug threats with the purpose of reducing drug trafficking and drug production in the United States. The HIDTA Program oversees 33 regional HIDTAs in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia. Nationwide, the program comprises more than 900 investigative, interdiction, and intelligence-sharing initiatives.
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ORS is achieving this goal by creating a human network that spans law enforcement and public health communities...

“ONDCP and the National HIDTA Program support the ORS’ continual efforts to leverage its strategic partnerships to target those trafficking deadly drugs so that overdoses decrease and lives are saved. ORS is achieving this goal by creating a human network that spans law enforcement and public health communities and shares actionable information. We are proud of the ORS, particularly the daily investigative work the DIOs perform to track and relay drug-related felony arrests of out-of-state residents and report this information to home law enforcement agencies.”

Shannon L. Kelly, National HIDTA Program Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy

National Partnerships

The ORS collaborates with national organizations to advance its mission of saving lives from drug overdose by sharing information and coordinating response efforts across public health and public safety sectors.

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)

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National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)

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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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Police Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative (PAARI)

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Affiliated National Entities or Initiatives

The ORS collaborates with national programs and initiatives to achieve shared goals in overdose prevention, public health and public safety efforts.

A Division for Advancing Prevention and Treatment (ADAPT)

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CDC Overdose Data to Action (OD2A)

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Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program

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National Guard Drug Demand Reduction Outreach (DDRO)

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The Public Health and Safety Team (PHAST)

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National HIDTA Initiatives

The ORS works alongside three national HIDTA initiatives that support the 33 HIDTAs across the United States. Collaboration with these initiatives enhances ORS efforts in intelligence sharing, emerging trend identification and expanding networks across public health and public safety sectors.

Domestic Highway Enforcement (DHE)

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Drug Threat Analysis Group (DTAG)

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Marijuana Impact Group (MIG)

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