Mike Giegerich here! I’m End Overdose’s Director of Communications. November was another massive month for our nonprofit, both in terms of quantifiable outreach and in our mission to save lives through our free training, naloxone, and test strip distribution. Whether it’s meeting music fans in person at festivals or training them online, we’re making a sizable impact in this essential work.

Before we dive into this month’s stakeholder report, we have to acknowledge we made a call for donations while feeling the effects of nationwide funding cuts and were blown away by the outpouring of support from our community. Insomniac Events donated $25,000, Amneal donated 44,000 doses of naloxone, and hundreds of you personally donated to support End Overdose. We’re so grateful for our community and its commitment to helping us save lives.

Now, read on below for all of the highlights from the past month, learn about our initiatives, and consider donating or volunteering for End Overdose to contribute to months like these if you’re not already a member of our amazing volunteer team. Together, we can end overdose. No one else has to die!

OUR NATIONWIDE OUTREACH

In November of 2025, we reached 543,685 people, distributed 19,510 doses of naloxone, trained 11,781 people, and distributed 4,028 fentanyl test strips across 97 events.

This was made possible through our presence at festivals like Apocalypse: Zombieland, Camp Flog Gnaw, Dreamstate, EDC Orlando, Warped Tour Orlando, and more key events throughout the country.

In the final weeks of November, we introduced a brand new prize wheel at events. Stop by the booth to get trained, test your knowledge, and win some fun prizes as the wheel makes its way through Southern California!

Across all of these events and festivals, we’re grateful for our promoter partners who allow us to bring our education and resources to meet music fans, train them, and hear their stories.

As always, our classic online training also made overdose response training possible from the comfort of people’s homes. Whether you’re at a festival or on your computer, becoming equipped with lifesaving tools and resources is accessible through End Overdose!

OUR COLLABORATIONS

End Overdose was proud to announce its partnership with the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) at the beginning of November. Through this partnership, End Overdose is providing its opioid overdose response training to NIVA members, which includes independent stages across the country, on a quarterly basis. Alongside the training, End Overdose is providing NIVA members with free naloxone and fentanyl test strips.

The second annual Lunchbox x End Overdose Giving Tuesday campaign is also officially underway! 25% of proceeds from their Giving Tuesday sale go directly toward End Overdose. Shop here!

Our partnership with the streetwear brand Agents of Chaos launched with 20% of proceeds being donated to End Overdose from sales using their 20% off code: ENDOVERDOSE20 here!

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

The inaugural End Overdose Giving Tuesday Virtual Silent Auction was a smash hit with over 45 items contributed by End Overdose's collaborators and partners. Thank you to Andretti Indoor Kartings & Games, Attack Attack!, Blackwater Holylight, BlueTree Marketing, Breakaway, Charlotte Potter, Cliffdiver, Cody Diodato, Colorblind, DeathByRomy, Deorro, Disco Donnie, Emo Nite, HVDES, I’m Peaking, Jayden Hammer, iHeartRaves, Iris Presents, Kami Kehoe, Kreayshawn, LSDream, Lunchbox, Major League Baseball, Mellow Mushroom, Millionaires, milk + honey, Ray Hawthorne, Sadswim, Sextile, Silent Planet, TAO Group, The Office Ladies Podcast, Third String Productions, Tony Cavalero, Tony Mangucci, and William Black for generously donating items and experiences to the auction. In total we raised over $5,000 to support End Overdose’s lifesaving mission!

We partnered with electronic trio Levity on a series of shows that fundraised directly for End Overdose, including back-to-back nights at the Shrine in Los Angeles alongside a headliner at Mission Ballroom in Denver, Colorado! We’re immensely grateful for their donations and overarching support of End Overdose’s mission.

We launched a series of videos with hardcore headliners Scowl that amassed over 418,000 views on Instagram alone. With their support, End Overdose is continuing to make inroads with the alternative scene.

We rolled out content with Black Tiger Sex Machine, Hex Cougar, Kayzo, MADGRRL, Malone, NGHTMRE, PEEKABOO, Ray Volpe, SIDEPIECE, Whethan, and Zen Selekta from two marathon days at Escape Halloween. It was a spectacle of a weekend from our friends at Insomniac.

We went backstage at Apocalypse: Zombieland to shoot content with AC13, Courtney Paige Nelson, Emo Nite, GETTER, HEXX, iHeartRaves, OSYRIS, Otsukare, PhaseOne, REAPER, Seth David, Sharlitz Web, Siren, Sweettooth, VILLA, Wooli, XOTIX, and Zomboy. The heat from the pyrotechnics on the massive main stage broke through the winter chill while overlooked by the storied Queen Mary.

We went to HAZHEART headquarters to train founder Lil Aaron, his team, and the community on how to identify and respond to an overdose.

We additionally connected with Factor B, Lostly, Realize, and Taylor Torrence to talk about overdose prevention and response at Dreamstate. At EDC Orlando, we linked up with 2ar, canabliss, and Edgar V. At Hulaween, we saw our friends borne, Franc Moody, OkayJake, and STVSH. While at Substance Festival, we met up with Nox Novacula, Sacred Skin, Silent Mass, and Taleen Kali. And at Vans Warped Tour, we connected with Amigo The Devil at the End Overdose booth!

OUR BLOG AND PRESS

We spoke with Orange County Health Care Agency (OC HCA) director Dr. Veronica Kelley about her work leading naloxone accessibility in Orange County here.

We received press coverage from EDM.com, EDM Identity, Ravers Choice, and River Beats around our work within the dance music community.

We also used the blog to spotlight volunteers Chassity Morgan and Ashley Regina alongside Claremont Colleges. Speaking of volunteers and chapters…

OUR CHAPTERS AND VOLUNTEERS

Our fall 2025 nonprofit development volunteer interns had their last week this week! They worked on projects including grant research, grant LOI and proposal development, infographic and content research, partnership research, blog research and writing, data cleaning, and more. Interns were from UCLA and UT Dallas and received course credit for their participation in the program.

Chapter applications are now open! We are hoping to reach 100 chapters by the end of 2026 as we grow from our current total of 68 chapters. Apply to start your own End Overdose chapter here today!

Our University of Utah chapter has trained on-campus Greek life organizations and is working with on-campus student organizations, making their chapter a well-known resource on campus.

Our CU Boulder chapter conducted 6 long-form trainings in one week! They trained all of the new sorority and fraternity members, training a total of 1,470 people, and distributed 402 doses of naloxone and 400 fentanyl test strips.

OUR WORK IN ARKANSAS

Year 2 for the Arkansas State Opioid Response (SOR) IV program has begun after a successful year 1 where we met all deliverables in the state!

Our Arkansas Outreach & Fulfillment Coordinator Sierra Jeans spoke at Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin’s 2025 Stop Overdose Summit! We’re grateful to have been given the platform & the ability to train 250 teenagers on how to identify and respond to an overdose!

For The Love NWA brought us out to table at their Springdale Neighbor night! Even in freezing temperatures they take care of the NWA community and we couldn’t be more grateful for the opportunity.

Thanks to the Director of Washington County Juvenile Detention Center – Chris Tinsley – for having Sierra and End Overdose Arkansas train their staff in November. Additionally, thanks to the alumni of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity who volunteered at our office and packed naloxone kits with us!

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES