White House urges national action to prevent overdose deaths

Mar 14, 2024 - 02:51 PM
People Matter, Words Matter poster on supportive language for discussing PTSD. A woman comforts a man in a group setting.

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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