ONDCP Director Issues Statement on Biden Administration’s Call to Action on the Overdose Epidemic

Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Dr. Rahul Grupta issued earlier this month a communication that outlined the Biden Administration’s plan to address addiction and the country’s overdose epidemic. This plan’s components include increasing funding for public health and supply reduction, removing barriers to treatment, reducing harm and saving lives, and stopping the trafficking of illicit drugs. The fact sheet entails how each of these objectives are going to be implemented. Some of the organizations involved in making this happen are the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Program and its Overdose Response Strategy, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Indiana’s ODMAP Rollout Shows Drug Overdoses in Real-Time

On March 3^rd, Indiana Next Level Recovery announced the integration of all naloxone administrations by Indiana emergency medical services into the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP). This serves the purpose of tracking real-time suspected overdose surveillance data, including naloxone administrations. This gives us the opportunity to alert other officials at the state, county, and local levels when areas are experiencing overdose increases. ODMAP has participating agencies in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, which allows agencies to track overdose spikes happening in nearby jurisdictions that are headed to their communities.

More information about ODMAP is available at odmap.org. Communities interested in developing a spike response program should contact Meredith Canada at mcanada@indiana-hidta.org.

Indiana Drug Overdose Dashboard

Please visit the Indiana Drug Overdose Dashboard, where you will find data from 2017 up to provisional data for 2021. In this dashboard, you will find data regarding opioid prescriptions, hospital discharges, and drug-related deaths.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Toward Equity-Focused Prevention of Substance Misuse for Hispanic and Latin Populations: Old Trends and New Directions

3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. DST Thursday, March 17

Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network (PTTC) offers this webinar and discussion to educate the public about research on substance misuse disparities among Hispanic and Latina/o adults in the United States. Dr. Tim Grigsby will discuss the importance of intra-ethnic trends in substance misuse, social determinants of health, cultural background and how existing primary prevention programs can be tailored to reach Hispanic/Latin communities. To learn more, visit the PTTC website.

To register for this free webinar, click here.

On-the-Spot: Virtual Recovery Series

11 a.m. – noon DST Friday, March 18

Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network (ATTC) offers this virtual recovery series via zoom every third Friday of the month to discuss/share virtual service delivery tips and practices for practitioners and peers focusing on telehealth and digital recovery support services. Guest speakers and national experts focused on digital recovery support may also be present. Visit their website to learn more.

To join the zoom for free, click here.

Narcan Administration Course

6 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. DST Wednesday, March 23

The Hamilton County Health Department is hosting this event to teach participants about opiate use disorders and how to treat someone who has overdosed on opiates. Information provided in this event includes signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose, effects that opioids have on the body, reasons to give Naloxone, and how to correctly administer Naloxone. This course is free and provides free Narcan to participants at the end. This is an in-person course, taking place at Trinity Free Clinic: 1045 W. 146th St., Suite B, Carmel, IN 46032. To learn more about this event, visit Eventbrite.

To register for this in-person course, click here.