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County health officials cite syringe-collection, naloxone distribution and referrals as measures of harm-reduction program progress
Summary
During public comment and a commissioner forum, county health officials described metrics for the local harm‑reduction program: syringes collected and distributed, naloxone boxes distributed and reported overdose reversals, and client assessments that led to treatment referrals.
Clallam County health officials on Aug. 26 described program metrics they use to evaluate the county’s harm‑reduction efforts and answered public questions during the commissioner forum.
County leaders said harm‑reduction programs have several aims: reduce spread of communicable disease, prevent overdose deaths and help people enter treatment. Officials cited 2024 program figures in the county’s Board of Health annual report to illustrate progress: the county received 122,407 syringes and distributed 90,948 in 2024, distributed just under 6,000 boxes of naloxone/ARCAN, and recorded…
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