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WEST MONORE, La. (KTVE/KARD)- Recently the CDC awarded Louisiana $4.6 million dollars to provide critical support for community efforts to prevent drug overdose. The $4.6 million dollars is part of a $279 million national initiative called Overdose Data to Action or (OD2A) designed to help Louisiana expand harm reduction strategies.  Some of these strategies include supplying Narcan […]

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded $279 million to 49 states, the District of Columbiaand 40 local health departments to help stop overdoses within their communities. The resources come from two new Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) funding opportunities and fill a longstanding gap in funding for local communities by specifically supporting city, county and territorial health departments.

The mental health funds are come from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and stem from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, federal legislation passed in June 2022.

Overdose prevention is a hot button topic for both healthcare providers and law enforcement.

The Biden administration announced more than $450 million in new funding to combat the overdose epidemic with the goal to reduce deaths, support recovery efforts and invest in information campaigns that target young people. “We know the overdose epidemic is a national crisis, far too many families have lost loved ones, their children, their siblings,…

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Money includes grants for increasing access to naloxone

Various Washington communities will receive a $23 million grant from the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS).