February 1, 2024, 2:27pm Clark County Health
Community members, advocates and health professionals met under a canopy of lights Wednesday at Living Hope Church for XChange Recovery’s Community Education Night. Read story
February 1, 2024, 2:21pm Health Free
Washington moved a step closer Thursday to requiring all public, charter and tribal schools in the state to stock medication that can reverse opioid overdoses. Read story
January 30, 2024, 7:41am Health Free
Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday asked state health and social services officials to update him on the opioid and overdose epidemic in Washington. Read story
December 5, 2023, 7:43am Health
Gov. Jay Inslee said Monday he will ask for an additional $50 million in the current state budget to fight the opioid crisis. Read story
October 12, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Health
Clark and Cowlitz counties have been awarded an $800,000 grant from the federal government to support employment and training for those affected by opioid use, addiction and overdose. Read story
September 28, 2023, 7:38am Health
As drug overdoses continue to claim lives and policymakers at all levels try to address the problem, new research examining Washington and Oregon suggests there isn’t a link between decriminalizing drug possession and a rise in fatal overdoses. Read story
July 30, 2023, 5:45am Health
There was a time, not long ago, when doctors had national protocols for using a leading opioid treatment drug. Read story
July 25, 2023, 7:30am Health
Why is Washington the epicenter of the fentanyl crisis? Read story
July 2, 2023, 6:02am Health
When Dillon Hill took a small pill that he thought was Percocet, but was actually Tylenol laced with fentanyl, he felt like he was sitting by a warm fire on a winter night, wrapped in a blanket, sipping hot cocoa. Read story
June 19, 2023, 2:53pm Clark County Health
Clark County and four of its cities are receiving more than $27 million to fight against opioids, after the state won a settlement against drug companies. Read story