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Secretary announces new overdose prevention funding.
Drug overdose does not discriminate – rich or poor, Black or white, urban or suburban, drug overdoses reach every corner of our society. On this Overdose Awareness Day, we reflect on the toll that substance misuse takes, both in terms of lives lost and the immeasurable pain it brings to families and communities.
Under the leadership of President Biden, we are beating the overdose epidemic. Through the HHS Overdose Prevention Strategy, which delivers on the call to action in President Biden’s Unity Agenda for a whole-of-government approach to beat the overdose epidemic, HHS is focused on the full range of solutions needed to address addiction including, for the first-time as part of a federal strategy, harm reduction strategies and long-term recovery supports.
The Biden-Harris Administration has already invested billions of dollars and significant expertise towards these efforts. Funds have been used to establish and expand Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, which provide crisis services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to anyone who requests care for behavioral health, help rural communities address difficulties they face in providing and accessing buprenorphine – a life-saving medication to treat opioid use disorder that can be prescribed in routine health care settings – and other critical services.
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is committing additional resources to help advance President Biden’s call to beat the overdose epidemic as part of his Unity Agenda for the nation. The awards include:
On this Overdose Awareness Day, we remember the lives of countless individuals and their loved ones who have been impacted by substance use disorder. We are also reminded that overdoses are not inevitable if we stand together to help those who need an outstretched hand.
To the people struggling with substance use and addiction I say this: You are not alone. We are in this together and we have your back.
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