The Opioid Treatment Program at Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) provides services for adults dependent on opioids (such as fentanyl, heroin, morphine, hydrocodone, oxycodone). The program uses a medication-assisted approach in which individuals experience a decrease in withdrawal symptoms and cravings typically associated with opioid use.
The work of the Opioid Treatment Program is important because it curbs the negative, community-wide effects of opioid dependency. Additionally, the Opioid Treatment Program promotes improved work, school, and family lives for those dependent on opioids.
Stipulations for enrollment in the program include the following:
Learn about the Opioid Treatment Program at SRHD. The following document provides an overview of the program and outlines the program's expansion to a its location on 8th Avenue on the lower South Hill, Spokane.
Serious risks include:
These risks result because both opioids and benzodiazepines impact the CNS, which controls most of the functions of the brain and body.
Naloxone is a prescription medicine that temporarily stops the effect of opioids. Learn more about how this medication can help prevent an overdose.
If you are pregnant and using opioids or other drugs, it’s important to get help for yourself and your unborn baby. Learn more treatment and caring for your baby.
WIC has an extraordinary record of preventing children’s health problems and improving growth and development. Locally, the health district supports this vision by offering WIC services in several convenient locations.
