About Addiction / Substance Use Disorder
Addiction is a Chronic Disease Addiction /Substance Use Disorder is not a choice, and it’s not due to a of lack of willpower. Addiction is a CHRONIC BRAIN DISEASE —
May 9, 2020
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Adjusting as COVID-19 Impacts Regular Operations
COVID-19 has changed what is required to keep us all safe and alive. Response to overdose reversal is one of those changes. We ask you to read about the decisions
April 27, 2020
The Opioid Health Crisis
The U.S. is Facing a National Public Health Crisis Related to Prescription and Illicit Opioids As reported by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
April 9, 2020
Naloxone Guidance for Public Safety During COVID-19
Responding to overdose is vital. Concerns from the community regarding the use of the nasal version of the overdose reversal drug and its potential to spread COVID-19 has been circulating.
April 9, 2020
Medication Assisted Treatment and Prescriber Pilot Program Extended
During this time of COVID-19 crisis we need continued awareness that the other public health crisis, opioid use disorder, has not gone away and may potentially get worse. Because of
April 3, 2020
Overdose Data at State and County Levels
These figures present drug poisoning deaths at the national, state, and county levels. Sourced from the CDC, NCHS: Data Visualization Gallery.
February 9, 2020
Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation Act (“NOPAIN Act”).
Overdose Lifeline (ODL) is a proud member of the Voices for Non-Opioid Choices Coalition based out of Washington D.C. Being a member of the Voices Coalition aligns with our mission to carry
February 5, 2020
2019 in Review
Happy New Year Greetings from Overdose Lifeline! As we look toward a new year and a new decade we give thanks to the friends and supporters of Overdose Lifeline (ODL),
January 11, 2020
Overdose Deaths Continue to Increase
Drug overdose deaths continue to increase in the United States. From 1999 to 2017, more than 700,000 people have died from a drug overdose.
January 9, 2020
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