Opioid Overdose Prevention in Tribal Communities
CDC Injury Center
Key points:
- In 2022, 1,543 non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native people died by overdose, which was the highest rate of any racial or ethnic group.
- CDC’s Division of Injury Prevention appropriated $18 million in tribal overdose funding in fiscal year 2023.
- The CDC Injury Center is committed to comprehensive efforts to address the opioid crisis in tribal and urban Indian communities.
CDC Injury Center
September 6, 2024