Updates
Distance to Opioid Treatment Programs Limits Methadone Access in Many U.S. Jails
A new study led by researchers at Brown University School of Public Health found that more than half of U.S. jails are located at least a 30-minute drive from the nearest opioid treatment program - a distance that may make it harder for incarcerated people to receive...
AHRQ Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Playbook
The Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Playbook is a practical guide developed by AHRQ for providing MOUD and immediate care for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) in primary care and other ambulatory care settings. It was most recently revised in...
New Data Reveals Gaps in Finding In-Network Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Coverage
A new tool recently unveiled provides the first look at real-time commercial insurance data on mental health and substance use coverage metrics. The Mental Health Parity Index raises the potential of widespread issues for patient access and clinician pay, which can...
CDC Health Advisory: Medetomidine in the U.S. Illegal Fentanyl Supply Increasing Risk for Overdose and Severe Withdrawal Syndrome
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in conjunction with the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), is issuing this Health Advisory to notify public health professionals, clinicians, laboratorians, and people at risk for overdose...
New Statewide and Updated NC-SUDORS Overdose Data Fact Sheets
The NC-State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) county-level and congressional district fact sheets have been updated with 2024 data. In addition, leaders have created a statewide fact sheet that provides an overview of overdoses in North Carolina....
Coming Events
NC Statewide Overdose Reports
April 2026
The Injury and Violence Prevention Branch of the Division of Public Health (IVPB) recently posted an update of suspected overdose deaths, fentanyl-positive deaths, and provisional data on Emergency Department (ED) visits for overdose reports. For information on...
March 2026
The Injury and Violence Prevention Branch of the Division of Public Health (IVPB) recently posted an update of suspected overdose deaths, fentanyl-positive deaths, and provisional data on Emergency Department (ED) visits for overdose reports. For information on...
February 2026
The Injury and Violence Prevention Branch of the Division of Public Health (IVPB) recently posted an update of suspected overdose deaths, fentanyl-positive deaths, and provisional data on Emergency Department (ED) visits for overdose reports. For information on...
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