Webinar: Evidence Based Strategies for Preventing Opioid Overdose | A Conversation with CDC Experts

Over 800,000 people have died from a drug overdose since 1999 [1]. Provisional data from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics shows that there were over 100,300 drug overdose deaths in the United States from April 2020 - April 2021, a nearly 30% increase from the year prior [2]. Given this increase in overdose deaths across the U.S., it is more important than ever to understand the evidence-based strategies that are available to address opioid use disorder in our communities.

In this webinar, Dr. Jennifer J. Carroll, a dual trained medical anthropologist and public health researcher, and Michelle Putnam from the CDC’s Division of Overdose Prevention discussed designing and implementing effective opioid overdose prevention strategies, including targeted naloxone distribution, the importance of medication for addiction treatment (MAT), syringe service programs, and more.