DEA's OD Justice devotes critical resources to fatal drug poisoning and overdose death investigations

WASHINGTON – Operation OD Justice is a DEA initiative born out of a critical need to investigate drug poisoning and overdose deaths across the United States. The initiative, launched in 2021 by DEA’s Los Angeles and San Diego Field Divisions, offers training, resources, and poisoning response coordinators to assist state and local law enforcement as they investigate drug poisonings and overdose deaths.

In 2022, OD Justice expanded to all 23 DEA domestic field divisions. Since its nationwide expansion, the DEA has conducted nearly 500 drug poisoning and overdose-related investigations under the...