How to Support Someone After an Overdose
Drug overdoses have fluctuated but remained high since peaking in 2023 with 1,340 deaths in King County alone. If someone you know has experienced an overdose and was able to...
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Supporting People Who Use Drugs in 2025
People in Washington and across the country often want nothing more than to help their friends, family, and community members heal and recover from problematic substance use. But many do...
Don’t Count Us Out
King County launches the online campaign “Don’t Count Us Out” which aims to reduce the stigma around substance use disorder (SUD). Across the United States, substance use remains stigmatized and...
International Overdose Awareness Day
Our clinic staff show up every day supporting patients on their road to recovery. | Photo credit: Paul Ishii More than 81,000 people died from overdose in the United States...
Don’t Hang on to Meds!
King County campaign helps residents properly dispose of old and unwanted medications safely and easily. It’s something many people don’t often think about. The near-empty orange cylinder of hydrocodone from...
Shatterproof: Stronger than Addiction
The evidence is clear. Opioid use disorder is a disease, and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) which includes counseling and other wraparound services – the ETS model – is the surest path...
National Council for Behavioral Health Honors Excellence in Behavioral Health Advocacy, Innovation, Leadership
National Council for Behavioral Health Honors Excellence in Behavioral Health Advocacy, Innovation, Leadership Awards of Excellence winners honored at NatCon17 gala include the First Lady of New York City...