Purpose
- Media releases from the Division of Overdose Prevention cover a variety of topics.
- Find past press releases and health alerts related to funding opportunity announcements, overdose deaths, the opioid epidemic, and more.
Press releases
2026
- August 31, 2026: CDC Launches New Overdose Prevention Data Channel | CDC Newsroom
2025
- August 5, 2025: CDC Launches New Campaign to Address Youth Substance Use and Mental Health | CDC Newsroom
- May 14, 2025: Statement from CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control on Provisional 2024 Overdose Death Data | CDC Newsroom
- February 25, 2025: CDC Reports Nearly 24% Decline in U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths | CDC Newsroom
2024
- October 2, 2024: Potential public health risk among individuals ordering counterfeit prescription medications from online pharmacies | CDC Newsroom
- May 15, 2024: Statement from CDC Chief Medical Officer Dr. Deb Houry on 2023 Overdose Death Data
- April 1, 2024: NACCHO with Support from CDC Awards More Than $450,000 to Support Local Harm Reduction Education Efforts
2023
- August 31, 2023: CDC Awards $279M to 49 States, the District of Columbia, and 40 Local Health Departments to Help Prevent Drug Overdoses
- March 29, 2023: Increased Use of Telehealth Services and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic Associated with Reduced Risk for Fatal Overdose
- March 8, 2023: New Funding Opportunities for States, Cities, and Territories to Strengthen Overdose Surveillance and Prevention Efforts
2022
- November 9, 2022: Transcript for Telebriefing: Updated Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Pain
- November 4, 2022: CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on Respiratory Disease Circulation Transcript
- November 3, 2022: CDC Releases UPDATED Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain
- August 31, 2022: Increased Use of Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Services During COVID-19 Pandemic Associated with Reduced Risk of Overdose
- July 19, 2022: Overdose death rates increased significantly for Black, American Indian/Alaska Native people in 2020
- July 19, 2022: CDC Media Briefing — New Vital Signs Report – Overdose deaths show historic increase: How can we address widening disparities and save lives?
2021
- October 27, 2021: CDC Launches New Education Campaigns Aimed at Preventing Drug Overdose Deaths | CDC Archive
- April 7, 2021: Federal Grantees May Now Use Funds to Purchase Fentanyl Test Strips
2020
- December 17, 2020: Overdose Deaths Accelerating During COVID-19 | CDC Archive
- March 18, 2020: New Data Show Significant Changes in Drug Overdose Deaths | CDC Archive
- February 18, 2020: Nearly $25M Available to Substance Use Prevention Coalitions in New Partnership Between ONDCP and CDC
2019
- September 4, 2019: CDC Awards New Funds to Stop Drug Overdoses, Deaths | CDC Archive
CDC Health Alert Network (HAN)
2026
- April 2, 2026: Medetomidine in the U.S. Illegal Fentanyl Supply Increasing Risk for Overdose and Severe Withdrawal Syndrome | HAN | CDC
2024
- June 13, 2024: Health Alert Network (HAN) - 00510 | Disrupted Access to Prescription Stimulant Medications Could Increase Risk of Injury and Overdose
2020
- December 17, 2020: Increase in Fatal Drug Overdoses Across the United States Driven by Synthetic Opioids Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
2019
2018
CDC Vital Signs
- Drug Overdose Deaths Rise, Disparities Widen: July 2022
- Life-Saving Naloxone for Pharmacies: August 2019
Content Source
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
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Published: May 15, 2024
Updated: September 1, 2026
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