The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it is awarding more than $28.6 million in additional funding to 44 states and the District of Columbia to support their responses to the opioid overdose epidemic, including state prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs). CDC said the funds will be used “to strengthen prevention efforts and better track opioid- related overdoses.” Previously CDC announced in July $12 million in grants to states to support overdose prevention activities.
“This additional CDC funding to states, who are on the frontlines of the opioid overdose epidemic, is critical to help them scale up prevention efforts to fight this crisis and save lives.”
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