US EditionLocal Pharmacy Partners with WA Health Care Authority to Address Opioid Misuse | Islands' Sounder
- In March 2025, Friday Harbor Drug collaborated with the state health care authority to introduce the Lock Up Your Meds initiative at 16 pharmacies throughout Washington.
- This program responds to the ongoing opioid epidemic marked by decreasing prescriptions after 2010 but stable addiction and 82% opioid-involved overdose deaths in Washington in 2023.
- Participating pharmacies distributed 297 locking devices, held 143 safe storage talks, and secured 70 medication-locking pledges March through April to promote secure opioid storage.
- Dr. Charissa Fotinos emphasized that community pharmacies are essential partners in promoting public safety and awareness, playing a significant part in efforts to prevent opioid misuse.
- The program aims to expand statewide, increase safe medication storage, and help prevent opioid misuse and overdose deaths through community engagement and behavior change.
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The Daily Signal
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A bill on the normally bipartisan issue of combating America’s opioid epidemic faced some opposition from Democrats in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, but still passed handily. Dubbed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, the legislation reauthorizes funding for the fiscal years 2026 to 2030 for grants and other programs related to combating substance abuse. The bill passed the House on Wednesday by a b…
The Daily News of Newburyport
State grants to aid local opioid response
BOSTON — The state is doling more money to cities and towns to address the scourge of opioid addiction, with a new nationwide report showing that local governments are shouldering increasing costs for prevention and treatment.
Winthrop Receives State Matching Funds to Help Address Opioid Crisis – Winthrop Transcript
By Adam Swift This week, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $1.5 million in matching grants to 30 municipalities and community-based organizations in areas disproportionately impacted by the overdose crisis. Winthrop will be taking advantage of $50,000 of those funds. These grants…Read more →
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