Making The Case For Prevention: Fighting The Opioid Epidemic

Forensic Technology Center of Excellence, RTI International · February 6, 2026

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Josh Vickers (host) opened the webinar, framed it as part of RTI's Forensic Technology Center of Excellence opioid webinar series, and set the public-health stakes, citing "nearly 3,000,000 Americans" with a substance use disorder in 2015 and "an estimated 91 U.S. deaths daily." He introduced the session title and presenters.

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RTI’s Forensic Technology Center of Excellence webinar presented early evaluation findings from SAMHSA-funded prevention programs, reporting mixed but promising community-level reductions in poisoning calls and outlining intervention mixes, costs, and upcoming research.

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