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CDC releases overdose prevention data hub

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ByChristian Robles,
Technology Reporter, Nextgov/FCW

August 31, 2026 01:00 PM ET

The agency “wants to ensure maximum transparency to empower patients, providers and other stakeholders as we continue our battle against the opioid epidemic,” said CDC Director Erica Schwartz.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released an overdose data channel on Monday, combining three data sources and prevention resources into a one-stop shop.

“This approach provides users with more timely, more complete, and more actionable information,” Christine Mattson, deputy associate director of science in CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Overdose Prevention, told reporters on a Friday call previewing the release.

The website specifically combines data from the State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System, Drug Overdose Surveillance and Epidemiology System and National Vital Statistics System.

The site allows users to view graphics for both...

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