Othello High School, pictured, will soon be provided opioid overdose reversal medicine naloxone at no cost from Washington state, which is doing the same for all high schools across Washington after increasing numbers of opioid overdoses in young individuals.
December 7, 2023
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Adams Co. Health Officer discusses 2024 legislation
RITZVILLE – Adams County Health Officer Alex Brzezny attended the Jan. 10 Adams County Commissioners and Board of Health meeting to update the commissioners on certain initiatives in the ongoing Washington legislative session that may impact the county. “There's probably 40 bills that have to do something with public health, but public health is everywhere,” Brzezny said. “These are the key ones that would affect our work the most.” One of the subjects Brzezny discussed at length was an initiative to require that all sizes of Washington high schools stock the opioid overdose reversal medicine naloxone, after increasing numbers of opioid overdoses.