Alabama Funding Priorities

Overdose prevention funding - Alabama

There were 107,968 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2022 (34.6 deaths per 100,000 standard population), a 1.2% increase from 2021.1

• There were 1,492 overdose deaths in Alabama in 20222
• There were 31.5 overdose deaths per 100,000 people (age-adjusted) in Alabama in 20222

Overdose prevention programs

• Overdose Data to Action in States
  • Alabama Department of Public Health: $3,519,072

• Overdose Data to Action: LOCAL
  • Jefferson County Board of Health: $1,557,500

• Public Health and Public Safety
  • Overdose Response Strategy: $87,600*

*average award amount

Examples of how Alabama is working to prevent overdose

Naloxone trainings for law enforcement

Working together with local partners, Alabama trained law enforcement officers on the proper use of naloxone and equipped officers throughout the state with naloxone kits. These trained officers now carry Narcan with them with every call and run they attend. Twice, after trained officers used naloxone to save lives, local media ran stories about the kits' availability and use.

Expanded community engagement

Alabama partnered with schools across the state to expand access to overdose prevention information and resources through its statewide media campaign, HOPE (Hold On, Pain Ends). This effort includes a 24/7 helpline, staffed by peer recovery support services, and events like a back-to-school giveaway to share overdose prevention resources.

Overdose Education Programs

The Mobile County Health Department produced monthly reports on overdose emergency department visits and overdose emergency 911 calls in the county. The overdose coordinator and peer recovery specialists use the reports to understand areas of high overdose activity ("hotspots") and then conduct outreach, drug prevention, and drug education programs for those communities.