We went straight to the front line of this epidemic to see how some of the programs meant to turn things around are working.
“The reality is that fentanyl is all over in our society, and people are overdosing in the city, in the suburbs. It affects it can affect every family,” explained Heller.
From 2019 to 2022, the use of NARCAN in Pierce County nearly doubled. Data shows the county expects the number to triple by 2024. They’re also seeing the impact of the fentanyl and overdose crisis and how it’s stressing every part of our healthcare system.We’re seeing just a huge spike in the number of overdose responses that we’re attending to, as well as generally people struggling with opioid use disorder, even if they’re not overdosing. It’s cascading down on ambulances, on ERs, on mobile integrated health services such as ours,” explained Ehrenfeld.
“That’s a big part of our job. Honestly, we’re working as part counselor, part psychologist, psychotherapist. And a lot of times, it’s just that someone that’s lonely. They don’t know how to solve their own problems,” Catterlin explained.
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