‘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 Recognizing the limitations of the outdated resources currently available, the ORS team partnered with Sharece Sellem-Hannah, a Connecticut native and playwright renowned for her work, including “Matthew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 […]

ORS Network Battling Disinformation

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 false narrative involved utility workers poisoned by fentanyl after receiving water from a passerby. After hearing anecdotal reports of this poisoning, a CT Department of Transportation (DOT) official decided to […]