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A Narcan dispenser outside the Grant County Health District office. Health district officials are working to expand the number of dispensers countywide.

A Narcan dispenser outside the Grant County Health District office. Health district officials are working to expand the number of dispensers countywide.

July 31, 2025

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Synthetic opioids driving increased overdoses
August 1, 2025 3:30 a.m.

Synthetic opioids driving increased overdoses

MOSES LAKE — More – and more powerful – controlled substances are making their way into the Columbia Basin, and that trend is making itself felt in overdose deaths and nonfatal overdoses. Mariah Deleon, harm reduction coordinator for the Grant County Health District, detailed some of the statistics. “Between 2016 and 2018, there were 19 deaths (in Grant County). Then, between 2021 to 2023, there were 63 deaths,” Deleon said.