The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) About Fentanyl
Learn about what fentanyl is, how illegally made fentanyl contributes to overdose deaths, and how tools like fentanyl test strips and naloxone can help prevent and respond to overdoses.
Washington State Department of Health Opioid Information
Opioids—including prescription painkillers, heroin, and fentanyl—are driving a major public health crisis in Washington. Learn how the Washington Department of Health and statewide partners are responding, and using data to monitor and improve interventions.
Never Use Alone
Never Use Alone is the US National Overdose Response line that people can call when they’re using by themselves, with no one to call for help. One of our volunteer operators will take your location information, and alert EMS to that location if you stop responding after using.
Prevent Overdose WA
Preventing – or reversing – an opioid overdose just takes knowledge and a willingness to help. Whether you use opioids yourself, know someone who does, or just want to be ready to help others in your community, there are many ways for you to make a difference.
Friends for Life
Everyone deserves to be safe and know how to keep the people they care about safe too. Friends for Life helps inform people about what illegal fentanyl is and how it’s affecting Washington state, how to help teens avoid opioids, how to spot and respond to an opioid overdose, and how to get and use naloxone.
Stop Overdose
Helping individuals and communities in Washington State respond to prevent opioid overdose.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
HHS is deeply committed to improving the physical and mental health and well-being of every American as we work to address the evolving crisis. HHS continues to support science- and community-based efforts to combat the opioid crisis.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Data Resources
Access CDC’s interactive data dashboards and visualizations, including fatal overdose data, nonfatal overdose data, and U.S. dispensing rate maps.
Washington State Department of Health Opioid Data
The Opioid and Drug Use Data Dashboard contains data on OD counts and rate trends among Washington State residents.
For Native Lives
The For Our Lives campaign provides educational resources for Tribes and tribal organizations working to address opioid prevention, overdose response, and treatment.