Area leaders assemble to address opioid epidemic
DH Director of Content Corie Bales said her firm has multiple campaigns out that are an effort to educate community members, medical professionals and others regarding the dangers of opioids such as Fentanyl. Bales was one of two key speakers at an event focused on educating people about the opioid epidemic in Grant County.
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Overdose deaths from opioids like Fentanyl have risen dramatically in Grant County since 2028. Mariah Delon Munoz with the Grant County Health District said the numbers here only reflect opioid deaths, not necessarily hospitalizations or overdoses that were handled without aid from first responders or medical facilities.
State Representative Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, said the Washington Legislature is aware of the need for productive extracurricular programs like 4H, Future Farmers of America and others. Those programs, he said, help youth stay positively engaged in the community and help to keep them away from poor decisions like drug use.
DESERT AIRE — Leaders from around the Columbia Basin gathered at the Wanapum Heritage Center on Thursday to discuss the ongoing battle against fentanyl — a synthetic opioid that caused nearly two dozen deaths in Grant County last year — and other opioids in the Columbia Basin.
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