Overdose RADAR Act

The Overdose RADAR Act (S 690) provides federal grants to states, localities, and schools to improve opioid overdose response and data collection. It authorizes funding for better toxicology testing, data sharing across systems, and a wastewater pilot program to detect drugs like fentanyl in communities. The bill also creates new school-based grants allowing trained staff to administer naloxone for emergency opioid overdoses, requiring schools to maintain supplies and have certified personnel on-site. Additionally, it reforms the Office of National Drug Control Policy to coordinate national data standards and issue guidance on classifying non-self-induced overdoses as homicides.