There’s no easy answer when it comes to stopping the opioid epidemic. This website was created to be a one-stop shop for resources. Whether you’re trying to understand the problem, prevent addiction, or save a life, this is a place to find information for that first next step.

If your organization would like a Narcan training please fill out this form and an employee on the opioids team from Snohomish Health District will contact you to schedule your training. Through this training, your organization will gain an understanding…

If you can attend an in-person training at Verdant Health Commission on November 1 at 12:00 PM please sign up here. If you can attend an in-person training at Verdant Health Commission on November 8 at 6:00 PM please sign…

Talking with youth about how to make safe, smart choices about drugs and alcohol is important. However, sometimes adults forget to also address the risks of prescription drug use. Parents and other caregivers have an important role to play in…

What is fentanyl and what does it look like?  Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 80-100 times more potent than morphine and comes in many forms, such as powders, tablets, capsules, solutions, patches, and rocks. How is fentanyl different…

Opioids are chemicals or drugs that act on a specific part of the brain called opioid receptors. Our bodies actually produce a small amount of natural opioids that bind to those receptors to help us deal with pain and calm…

What is Stigma? Stigma creates the belief that certain personal characteristics or people are bad, dangerous, or weak and invalidates the person’s experiences. Stigma preserves stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination which can impact a person’s mental health, and in turn, their…

Assessment? Detox? Inpatient or outpatient? It can be hard to navigate the various services and treatment options available to those who have an addiction. Click here to learn how to make sense of the types of services and resources available…

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7-Day Opioids Point in Time Report (July 2019) 7-day Opioid Point in Time Report (July 2018) A Snapshot of Snohomish County’s Opioid Epidemic (Nov 2017) 7-day Point in Time Data Collection (July 2017) Opioid Overdose Related ED Visits (June-Aug 2017)…