According to the CDC, the rate of fatal overdoses declined in 2022 from an all-time high in 2021, but firmly remains above pre–COVID-19 levels.
With the goal of reducing this number, the Reagan-Udall Foundation organized an online conference in March 2023. As interventions to reduce death become more widespread, timely administration of overdose treatment is imperative to avoid serious long-term damage to opioid users from nonfatal overdoses.
“We want to save people’s lives, but