Overdose Fatalities Episodes

April 18, 2025

888: Historic Strides For Overdose Prevention, SLF Advocacy Roundup

Dr. Allison Arwady, director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the CDC, tells us about historic progress in the field of overdose prevention; Catherine Murphy, ASTHO government affairs analyst, discusses the advocacy effort...
Sept. 17, 2024

751: SUD Funds Approved, Workforce Shortages Vary by State

Elizabeth Hertel, director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and an ASTHO Member, discusses the allocation of  $300 million to address substance use disorder; Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO chief medical officer, spoke to Route...
Sept. 3, 2024

741: Rhode Island’s Opioid Strategy, PH Detectives Hunt for TB Meds

Dr. Rachel Wightman, consultant medical director at the Rhode Island Department of Health for Drug Overdose Prevention and Surveillance, catches us up on the state’s opioid strategy; Kelly White, director of the infectious disease epidemiology and...