The Biden administration will use data from EMS first responders to track overdoses. The focus will be on improving response to a public health crisis that kills more than 100,000 Americans annually.
Gupta said many of those deaths could have been prevented with better information and better, more targeted addiction treatment.Data on the new website will be managed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which collects EMS data.will provide a limited snapshot of drug overdoses.
The website also won't include information from hospitals, schools, businesses non-profits and academic programs that collect non-fatal overdose information. He said the data collection system would improve over time. Despite its limitations, some addiction experts praised the new program.
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