Spokane County expands sobering-to-treatment program with STARS using opioid settlement funds

Oct 20, 2025

Spokane County is co-investing opioid settlement money with the City of Spokane to expand STARS’ STAT (Sobering, Triage and Transition) program, aiming to connect people who are acutely intoxicated to treatment and reduce pressure on emergency departments. County and provider officials said the program has served more than 1,000 people since late

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Spokane County and Spokane Treatment and Recovery Services (STARS) are expanding a sobering-to-treatment pathway known as STAT (Sobering, Triage and Transition), funded in part by Washington state opioid settlement dollars and a joint investment from the county and the City of Spokane.

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