In 2023, our nation saw First annual decline in overdose deaths since 2018In 2022, more than 111,000 deaths occurred. In 2023, the number fell to 107,543. Although minor, it suggests that nationwide efforts to reduce overdose are positively impact. However, the work is not finished.

In March 2024, National Center for Health Statistics released a data report (PDF | 410 KB) Investigating the deaths from overdose from 2002 to 2022. Their results reflect the inequalities present in deadly overdose between racial and ethnic groups. The highest-rate population of deadly drug overdose in 2022 was non-Hy-Hympanic American Indians and Alaska native, with 65.2 deaths per 100,000 people. This rate is about 13 times higher than non-Hympanic Asian people, with the lowest rate of 5.3 per 100,000 per 100,000 deaths.

This data reflects the importance of raising awareness about the issue through campaigns such as International Overdose Awareness Day. IOAD was established in Australia in 2001 as a day to remember and honor those whom we lost to overdose worldwide. Since 2012, the Pennington Institute has led the campaign, which is observed every year on 31 August.

The 2024 theme for IOAD, “together we can,” encourages the community, unity and action, reminds us that we have the power to create a difference when we work together. Coordination between Biden-Heris Unity Agenda for the nation, US Health and Human Services Department (HHS) Overdose prevention strategyAnd gathering Strategic plan Allows for greater ability to target overdose.

The role of SAMHSA in preventing overdose and overdose exploitation has been supported through several initiatives, including grants, publications, and implementing regulatory changes that support prevention, treatment, loss of loss and recovery efforts across the country.

Grant

State opioid reaction (SOR) And Tribal opioid reaction (tor) The grant enables grant to address obstacles when obtaining medicines for opioid use disorder (moud), providing loss of loss, and making a naloxone saturation plan. Tor Grant focuses on indigenous population, encouraging these communities to include traditional cultural practices in their grant activities.

As 2022 report of SAMHSA to Congress on SOR Grant (PDF | 1 MB)Grants distributed more than 10 million kits of Naloxone and overturned over 550,000 overdose. Many granters used their funds to support Opioid treatment programs (OTP) and office-based Opioid treatment (OBOT), allowing about 1.3 million individuals to receive MUDs. Since the commencement of the TOR program in 2018, the tribes have bought and distributed around 50,000 Naloxone kits and 40,000 fentinyl test strips and have trained over 26,000 community members on the use of Naloxone.

Loss deduction grant program Opioid overdose strengthens community-based programs, including distributing reversal drugs, providing education on overdose and referring to individuals for HIV and hepatitis care. Grants can use funds to purchase the required supply such as fentanyl test strips and syringes.

Publishes

In the early 2024, Samhsa released the loss of loss in loss, which provides a wide observation of loss in shaping HHS work and its role. After the first damage in the first loss of samhsa in 2021, after the summit, an Steering Committee of Experts, including people with living experiences, helped inform the development of this structure.

Additionally, in 2024, Samhsa modified it Overdose prevention and response toolkitThe updated version of the document consists of conforming sections for various audiences. The audience consists of the first respondent, patients taking pamphlets and people using drugs. Toolkit contains loss of loss and information of Opioid overdose reversal drugs such as Naloxone. Also available in it Spanish,

Regulatory change

SamHSA has played a major role in amendment and implementation Part 8 of the title 42 of the Federal Regulations Code (CFR)These rules determine the standards for the use of substances provided in opioid treatment programs (OTP) and were not updated in 20 years. The amendment of 42 CFR Part 8 shows the progress that the region has done: Increasing access to MUD by providing telehault and tech-hom drug flexibility for patients receiving care in OTP, ending regulatory language, and emphasizing the importance of patient-focused care.

These activities are a small sample of the work that performs a federal level to prevent the use of samhsa substance, support loss and use substance use disorders to disorders and increase access to recovery.

Keeping in mind the theme for IOAD this year, there are tasks that we can all to honor the International Overdose Awareness Day on 31 August and have an impact throughout the year.

together we can:

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