Overdose Prevention Initiative

@IncubatorGHAI's Overdose Prevention Initiative.
Driving policy, partnerships, and prevention to end #overdose deaths through evidence, equity, and compassion.

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

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 https://t.co/X8dCNsL9fR

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

#RedRibbonWeek is about keeping kids from starting. Some already have.

Pediatricians recommend medication for teens with opioid use disorder. In one multistate Medicaid study, fewer than 5% of patients under 18 got it within three months of diagnosis.

https://t.co/VNWBef84NO

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

#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.
https://t.co/wCudV6MsSi

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

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.

https://t.co/XeJ5WGvTjv

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

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.

https://t.co/KBcG2PRHV7

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

#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.

https://t.co/LG4jhMPstG

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

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.
https://t.co/KeVLi4f4un

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

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.
https://t.co/795UOoJlY2

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

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?

https://t.co/3lNrPGDFXG

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

@NIST finds more substances mixed into fentanyl. Congress allowed state and Tribal opioid grants to pay for test strips. SAMHSA restricts those purchases but includes exceptions. Programs need a clear answer: Can they use their funding to buy test strips? https://t.co/JeHJs5Vqy1

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

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.
https://t.co/Y9n6a2xC3W

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

East Coast fentanyl samples had more veterinary sedatives. Western samples had fewer additives but higher concentrations. Mixtures are changing, complicating overdose care.

https://t.co/JeHJs5VYnz

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

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.

https://t.co/3LmJTNFvxC

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

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. 🙌🍁👏

https://t.co/HHubZpR1x7

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

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

https://t.co/1miCxKLjj8

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

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.
https://t.co/Hj8lLzzqBQ

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

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% 😐.

https://t.co/VNWBef84NO

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

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.
https://t.co/RtfgW5weBC

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

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.

https://t.co/29x283PJ5I

[Overdose Prevention Initiative @ActionForOD]

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.

https://t.co/EaUAFgGezi