Spokane Regional Opioid Task Force

We offer a community-wide, progressive, and emergent response to the opioid epidemic. We partner and engage with multiple public and private entities that encourage the use of evidence-based best practices and evaluation in the communities and populations we serve.

The Spokane Regional Opioid Task Force established the following vision for the community:

A safe and healthy community free from the ravages of opioid and other drug addiction and misuse

With these funds, we intend to update the Spokane Regional Opioid Task Force Website with task force member input. These funds will provide the annual hosting fee of the website, maintenance, and updating associated costs for the website. Thank you personally to Rob Stevens, with Molina, for your assistance and partnership in advocating for this for the task force!

Submit your request here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y9ZGWHP

How The Brave App Works

• Download The Brave App on your Android or Apple device. It will work anywhere you have a cellular signal or Wi-Fi access.

• You can set up a Rescue Plan that details how, when, and who will be sent for help in the event someone overdoses

• Anonymously and privately connect to a Brave Supporter through the app before someone uses substances alone

• The Supporter will ask you for some basic details about the type of drugs you’re using and ask you about the Rescue Plan. They will stay on the line with you until you feel that deemed safe

• If the person becomes unresponsive, the Supporter will send help according to the instructions that were provided in the Rescue Plan.

Spokane Regional Opioid Task Force and West Spokane Wellness Partnership attend the Common Illicit Substances Educational Community Night in Nine Mile Falls School District. Partners included GSSAC (Greater Spokane Substance Abuse Council at https://www.gssac.org/), Target Zero, Spokane Regional Health District, Washington Poison Center, NEW ESD 101, Spokane Police Department, Life Flight, Rural Resources, and more!

See the recorded video, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMsYHQu0c6Y

An opportunity to return your unused, unwanted, and expired prescription, over-the-counter, sample, or pet medications for free to be safely disposed of.

The Spokane Regional Opioid Task Force (SROTF) is a collaborative effort between Spokane Regional Health District and community partners from multiple sectors, including health care, law enforcement, higher education, K-12 public education, nonprofits, business and others. In response to the opioid crisis, partners are working together to reduce and prevent opioid dependency, deaths, and physical and community health-related consequences through the development of a community-wide, progressive response.

This dashboard was generated to support the work of the SROTF and can be used to:

• identify subpopulations at greatest risk of overdose.
• increase public awareness of the epidemic.
• monitor changes and continuously improve community efforts over time.

DanceSafe is a non-profit whose programs include drug education, sexual health education, political advocacy, and event outreach. You can purchase Fentanyl Test Strips directly from their website, found here: https://dancesafe.org/about-us/

PEER Spokane now has a Narcan vending machine on site with additional basic needs supplies. You can find local Narcan sites at: https://stopoverdose.org/find-naloxone-near-me-washington-state/