@IncubatorGHAI's Overdose Prevention Initiative. Driving policy, partnerships, and prevention to end #overdose deaths through evidence, equity, and compassion.
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Your pizza has a tracker. Federal #overdose policy deserves one, too.
Our new tracker brings federal actions, deadlines and implications for treatment, harm reduction and funding into one place.
Download the tracker and explore other policy resources at advocacyincubator.org/progra…
#RedRibbonWeek’s 2026 theme is Make a Difference. How do we do that? We prepare for the "What if".
Most overdose deaths for teens happened at home with a potential bystander was present in about two-thirds. #Naloxone is over the counter. Keep it at home.
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Recovery takes sustained commitment. Federal treatment funding should reflect that.
In @thehill, GHAI’s Libby Jones and @ReginaLaBelle46 examine 40 years of drug policy and make the case for care people can count on.
thehill.com/opinion/criminal…
Protecting access to addiction treatment means funding the community health centers that deliver it.
Our @JohnsHopkinsSPH partners draw on GHAI’s FQHC fact sheet to explain what’s at stake for patients when that funding is uncertain.
opioidprinciples.jhsph.edu/w…
#RedRibbonWeek starts today with a simple ask: stay drug free. CDC’s review of teen overdose deaths complicates it.
Only about 1 in 3 had a documented history of opioid use. About 1 in 4 had evidence of counterfeit pills made to look like prescriptions.
cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/m…
Thank you @RepMcDowell and @JerryMoran for introducing resolutions recognizing #RedRibbonWeek, Oct. 23-31.
Prevention starts with education. For today’s teens, that education has to cover counterfeit pills and naloxone.
mcdowell.house.gov/media/pre…
A prescription is only the beginning.
In an 11-teen pilot offering rides, flexible visits and family support, teens reported taking opioid use disorder medication on an average of 70% of days over 16 weeks.
frontiersin.org/journals/ado…
Bernalillo County in NM has declared a fentanyl emergency. How quickly will that declaration translates into care: medications for opioid use disorder, naloxone and treatment that continues when someone leaves jail?
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We firmly believe, leaving jail should not mean losing treatment. CMS approved Medicaid reentry waivers in LA, MN & NV to help connect people to care before release. We join @NACoCounties in urging Congress to build on this progress: pass the Reentry Act.
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East Coast fentanyl samples had more veterinary sedatives. Western samples had fewer additives but higher concentrations. Mixtures are changing, complicating overdose care.
nist.gov/news-events/news/20…
After incarceration, participants said #telehealth helped them get substance use treatment and care despite transportation and work barriers.
Combining it with in-person care and support for devices, data and digital skills is essential.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4275…
Prevention needs bipartisan support and year-round investment. We welcome Senate passage of @SenatorRicketts and @SenAdamSchiff resolution recognizing October as Substance Use & Misuse Prevention Month. 🙌🍁👏
ricketts.senate.gov/news/pre…
Overdoses can happen anywhere. Knowing how to help belongs everywhere.
Join our free Congressional Naloxone Training. No medical background needed, all are welcome.
Nov. 19 | 8:30–9:30 a.m. ET
Gold Room, 2168 Rayburn
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Stock #naloxone. Train workers to respond. Make it safe to ask for help before an emergency.
In @constructdive, DeAnna Thomas explains why overdose preparedness belongs in both the first-aid kit and workplace policies.
constructiondive.com/news/op…
In a study of Medicaid patients ages 13–25 with opioid use disorder, only 1 in 32 sustained medication treatment for 180 days. That's roughly 3% 😐.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
Recovery funding starts way before a grant application.
Join the Overdose Prevention Initiative at the @FACESandVOICES Recovery Leadership Summit for “Understanding the Federal Funding Process” to grasp how to influence Congress’s funding decisions.
rls.facesandvoicesofrecovery…
A Kentucky jail is using opioid settlement funds to provide medication for opioid use disorder, peer support and continued treatment after release, helping close one of the most dangerous gaps in care.
Treatment shouldn’t stop at release.
kentucky.com/news/local/crim…
Knowing #naloxone saves lives is one thing. Knowing where to get it is another.
A new Colorado tool from @InjuryCenterCO helps people find free naloxone, kiosks, mobile services and pharmacies near them.
savealifecolorado.org
Delaware is building harm reduction policy around evidence and access.
With SB 249 now law, the state has a framework to support services that prevent overdose, including naloxone, drug checking, overdose education and connections to treatment.
wdel.com/news/governor-matt-…
