Numerous advancements were made in the fight against fentanyl and opioid overdoses
ODRescue™ is determined to make a difference in the continuing fight against fentanyl and other opioid-related overdoses.
Thankfully, some positive strides were made in 2025 by us and many other organizations with the clarity to acknowledge this urgent, unmet need in the U.S. and the commitment to providing real solutions to help solve it.
Some of these notable steps forward this year include:
- Through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provided more than $1.5 billion in state and Tribal opioid response grants. This opioid response funding provides resources for prevention, opioid overdose reversal medications, treatment, and recovery support to states and Tribal communities. The allocations included $1.48 billion for State Opioid Response (SOR) and almost $63 million for Tribal Opioid Response (TOR). Read more about it in the HHS’s September press release.
- Thanks to opioid settlement funds, Georgia will complete its statewide initiative to equip every one of its more than 2,300 public schools with an opioid overdose reversal kit by the end of Spring 2026. Distribution of the kits began in Fall 2025. Learn more about Georgia’s initiative in their press release.
- Nonprofit United Against Fentanyl held its first nationwide Walk for Lives event on Sept. 20, 2025. Approximately 100 cities featured walks that were organized by families affected by fentanyl overdoses. Each event sought to raise awareness, provide education and resources, and to create partnerships with public and private organizations. Read more about the event and ODRescue’s involvement.
- Rotary began promoting the ODRescue Box at its Project SMART® meetings, which is an overdose training and addiction response program for its members. Around 575 clubs so far have heard about the benefits of our opioid overdose reversal kit. Learn more about our partnership with Rotary.
- Nonprofit HarborPath — a nonprofit that provides medication to uninsured patients — continued its mission to fight fentanyl- and other opioid-related overdoses with its On Campus program. HarborPath helps to promote and distribute our ODRescue Box. Learn more about our partnership with HarborPath.
- ODRescue was proud to unveil two new opioid and anaphylaxis reversal kits — Alarm and Alert — in November. The tech-forward boxes help connect well-intentioned bystanders with quick solutions and emergency personnel. Read more about these two products in our press release.
2025 saw continued decreases in overdose deaths, but more can be done to combat opioid overdoses as we aim to get this number to zero.
2026 can be the year we all strive to be the help someone may need. Be prepared to save someone’s loved one by learning how to react in a potential overdose situation. Make this the year you decide to be ready by equipping yourself with an ODRescue Pouch for on-the-go situations or one of our wall-mounted boxes for your business.
Additionally, the ODRescue team is excited to unveil some new products soon. Be on the lookout for solutions tailored for anaphylaxis emergencies.
Let’s work together this year to help make the world a little bit better than 2025. Equip yourself to be someone’s hero.
We can do this – TOGETHER.