As D.C. records its highest numbers of fatal overdoses, advocates are pushing leaders to invest in holistic harm reduction.

The Sackler family, the owner of OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma, agreed to pay up to $6 billion to states to settle thousands of lawsuits over the opioid crisis, according to a tentative agreement.

D.C. has had a 50% increase in opioid-related deaths in 2020, including a record high of 47 in April.