CDC Launches a New Website to Shine a Spotlight on the Epidemic of Prescription Drug Overdose

We are excited to announce that our new Prescription Drug Overdose website is now live!

This new website helps shine a spotlight on the epidemic of prescription drug overdose and provide the public, health care providers, and states with the data and promising strategies to reverse it.

Check out the new website(www.cdc.gov/DrugOverdose) to get quick access to the following topics and resources:

• Understanding the Epidemic
• Risk Factors
• Data Overview
• Safer, More Effective Pain Management
• State Programs
• State Policies
• Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
• CDC Publications
• Social Media Resources