Drug Strategy Archives - Overdose Prevention Strategies

With two landmark bills, Oregon charts new course on youth drug prevention

June 27, 2025 / Oregon, USA

After a decade of failing to equip vulnerable youth with tools to fight addiction pressures, state officials must now...

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NACo submits recommendations on the 2026 National Drug Control Strategy

June 27, 2025 / USA

Key Takeaways NACo submitted recommendations to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy to ensure the 2026...

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Maryland council considering new recommendations for opioid settlement spending

August 6, 2024 / Maryland, USA

Maryland’s Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council is considering new ways to advise the state to spend hundreds of millions...

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WV: It’s seeming less likely opioid settlement funds will help with drug epidemic

July 23, 2024 / USA, West Virginia

The West Virginia First Foundation was formed to distribute funds the state will receive from multiple legal settlements with...

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US: NIH-funded intervention did not impact opioid-related overdose death rates over evaluation period

June 17, 2024 / USA

COVID-19 pandemic and increasingly dangerous drug supply among factors that may have contributed to diminished impact of intervention A...

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MA: Public Health Commission Increased Prevention Services as Latest Data Highlights Major Racial Inequities in Overdose Deaths

June 12, 2024 / Massachusetts, USA

$7.5 million will fund new overdose prevention efforts New data shows opioid-related overdose deaths increased by 12% in Boston...

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CT: Building a Prevention Infrastructure to Address Substance Use: Connecticut’s Approach

May 17, 2024 / Connecticut, USA

To guide the state’s vision and priorities for substance use prevention, Connecticut’s DMHAS funds a variety of organizational structures...

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MI: Community ordinances are clashing with Michigan’s drug harm reduction strategy

May 13, 2024 / Michigan, USA

When it comes to trying to reduce the devastation that accompanies the use of illicit drugs, experts say Michigan...

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FL: Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Legislation to Protect Law Enforcement Officers from Fentanyl Exposure; Expands CORE Network in Florida

April 8, 2024 / Florida, USA

Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation to increase penalties on individuals who expose law enforcement officers to fentanyl and...

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U.S. Attorney’s Office and DEA Announce the First Utah Drug Overdose Task Force to Combat the Opioid Epidemic in the Beehive State

April 5, 2024 / USA, Utah

Through overdose crime scene training, the task force seeks to raise awareness and increase the number of prosecutable cases...

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