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Thurston County Board approves 2026–27 opioid response plan, cites naloxone distribution and community campaigns
Summary
The board approved a two‑year opioid response plan that keeps harm‑reduction language and extends 2025 strategies into 2026–27. Public Health reported 3,644 naloxone kits distributed in 2025 via syringe services and 270 self‑reported overdose reversals tied to naloxone.
Thurston County’s Board of Health voted on Jan. 13 to approve the county’s 2026–27 opioid response plan, moving from an annual to a two‑year adoption cycle and retaining harm‑reduction strategies. The plan keeps four action areas—prevention, pregnant and parenting, treatment and overdose—and delegates implementation details to standing work groups.
Katie Strozyk, staff opioid and overdose response program…
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