White House urges national action to prevent overdose deaths
President Biden March 13 announced the White House Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose, a national call to action for the public and private sectors to increase training on and access to life-saving opioid overdose reversal medications for communities, employees and customers. Organizations may commit to action and share how their efforts saved a life. LEARN MORE.
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