USA. Vital Strategies: Overdose Prevention
USA. Vital Strategies: Overdose Prevention
In the United States, the annual number of overdose deaths has surpassed firearm and car crash fatalities combined.
The crisis of overdose is affecting US communities everywhere. Progress against the still rising rates will require leadership across levels of government, and from communities, providers, institutions, and advocates. Leadership must include people who use drugs.
We strive to promote innovation, improve quality, build scale, and ensure sustainability, grounded in data and evidence, and focused on racial equity. Our approach is multidisciplinary, inclusive, and responsive to local conditions.
As momentum grows for a health-based response to drug use, overdose has risen sharply in Black and Latinx communities. Progress must address the collateral consequences of drug use criminalization in communities of color. (Vital Trategies, USA, 2022)
https://www.vitalstrategies.org/programs/overdose-prevention/