Battling the Opiate Epidemic

Updated May 19, 2023 Pills

Multnomah County Health Department is working to reduce the incidence of overdose and overdose fatalities in our community. We have four key areas of focus:

Prevention
Harm reduction and intervention
Treatment
Ongoing recovery support

The Health Department provides a wide range of services across the spectrum of care from prevention to recovery. Some of these include:

Behavioral Health Call Center
Mobile behavioral health crisis services
Treatment and recovery support services
Clinician education to reduce prescriptions for medications that contain opioids
Syringe exchange services and Naloxone distribution
Training for community-based organizations in Naloxone use
Behavioral Health Resource Center day use facility
Coordinated care for people leaving correctional settings