In response to the lack of real-time reporting of both non-fatal and fatal overdoses across the United States, the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (W/B HIDTA) developed the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP). ODMAP is a free, web-based, mobile friendly tool for collecting and tracking geographic data points of suspected overdose events across the country. ODMAP is available to local, state, federal, and tribal entities serving the interest of public safety and health as part of their official mandate. These entities include law enforcement, fire and EMS departments, hospitals, medical examiners’/coroners' offices, and criminal justice and public health personnel.
There are currently 3,300+ agencies across all 50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico that are submitting suspected overdose events to ODMAP. Access to near real-time fatal and nonfatal overdose data can help public safety and public health agencies mobilize prevention and intervention responses. ODMAP agencies utilize the information on ODMAP to develop and implement response strategies that are tailored to their communities to help save lives. This webinar provides an overview of ODMAP, how it is used to drive overdose response decisions, and examples of how communities use ODMAP in their current overdose event response programs.