Upcoming Webinar: Innovative EMS Response to Overdoses—Beyond Naloxone
Register to participate in this February 25 webinar offered through BJA COSSAP.
Opioids
The Opioid Crisis and Children: The Critical Role of Law Enforcement
Learn how law enforcement-led deflection presents opportunities to help drug-endangered children.
Participate in Webinar on Law Enforcement's Role in Response to Drug Endangered Children
Register to participate in The Youngest Victims of the Opioid Epidemic: Law Enforcement’s Role in the Response, a webinar offered through the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program that is taking place October 22, 2020, at 2 p.m. ET.
This webinar will address drug endangered children (DEC) and associated risk factors, the impact of the opioid crisis on DEC and their families, and ways law enforcement...
Participate in Recovery Month Webinar
Join Office of Justice Programs and Office of National Drug Control Policy leadership in this September 9 webinar.
Participate in COSSAP Funding Webinar
Register for a March 31 webinar on the FY 2020 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Site-based Program (COSSAP) funding opportunity.
Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Site-based Program Funding Available
BJA is seeking applications for funding through the FY 2020 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Site-based Program (COSSAP) solicitation.
Rural Responses to the Opioid Epidemic Initiative Launched
In a January 30, 2020, press release, the Office of Justice Programs announced the launch of the Rural Responses to the Opioid Epidemic Initiative.
Upcoming Webinar: Building Resilience in the Face of the Opioid Crisis
On January 28, 2020, join BJA's Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program Resource Center at 1 p.m. ET for a webinar on Building Resilience in the Face of the Opioid Crisis: The Power of Trauma-informed Communities.
Partnerships for Prevention: Overdose Fatality Review 101
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Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA): Diversion Control Division
The mission of DEA's Diversion Control Division is to prevent, detect, and investigate the diversion of controlled pharmaceuticals and listed chemicals from legitimate sources while ensuring an adequate and uninterrupted supply for legitimate medical, commercial, and scientific needs.
National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI)
NADDI is a membership organization whose members are responsible for investigating and prosecuting pharmaceutical drug diversion.
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Training and Technical Assistance (TTAC)
The PDMP TTAC at Brandeis University provides a comprehensive array of services, support, resources, and strategies to PDMPs, federal partners and other stakeholders to further the efforts and effectiveness of PDMPs in combating the misuse, abuse and diversion of prescription drugs.
Blog: Federal Agencies Work Toward Reducing Opioid Impact on Youth
On March 14, members of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention listened to a panel of federal representatives discuss the national opioid crisis' impact on youth as well as the government's response to the crisis. Read the blog post to see how BJA is helping by investing in an overdose map tracking system and other efforts.
Justice Department is Awarding Almost $320 Million to Combat Opioid Crisis
View a fact sheet to learn about the FY 2018 awards made for BJA-specific programs, including the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-based Program, Innovative Prosecution Solutions, Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program, and others.