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Anyone in Skagit County can get FREE Naloxone (NARCAN®) and Fentanyl Test Strips from Skagit County Public Health
For a Healthier and Safer Skagit County
This website is an effort to connect you — whoever and wherever you are — with high-quality information and tools regarding the opioid crisis in Skagit County. We understand that it can be difficult to find accurate and useful information, let alone all in one place. So, this is your one-stop shop. Whether you currently use substances, know someone who does, or just want to learn more, this website houses information for you!
Increase Knowledge
- Learn about opioids and substance use disorders
- How to prevent/reduce infection, overdose, and death
- Treatment and pathways to recovery
Seek
Help
- Find resources and services including crisis support, treatment and recovery programs, housing, and more
Support Others
- Speak with health care providers, friends, family, and others about substance use
- Get involved and help reduce the impact of substance use in our community
6 out of 10 Fentanyl-Laced Fake Prescription Pills Contain a Potentially Lethal Dose of Fentanyl
The DEA Laboratory has found that, of the fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills analyzed in 2022, six out of ten now contain a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl.
Fentanyl is a highly addictive synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine. Just two milligrams of fentanyl, the small amount that fits on the tip of a pencil, is considered a potentially deadly dose. According to the CDC, 107,622 Americans died of drug poisoning in 2021, with 66 percent of those deaths involving synthetic opioids like fentanyl. Read the full alert here.