- Opioid Use in Fairfax County
- Task Force Progress
- What are Opioids?
- Signs of Use
In Fairfax County, more people die from overdoses than car accidents. Data shows that treatment strategies are needed as the opioid epidemic evolves within our community.
Fairfax County's Opioid and Substance Use Task Force is a collaborative, cross-systems approach to combat the impact of the opioid epidemic. We have a plan to combat the opioid epidemic here in Fairfax County, but we need your help as well.
- The prior opioid plan, revised in 2021, is also available for review.
In Fairfax County, more people die from overdoses than car accidents. Data shows that treatment strategies are needed as the opioid epidemic evolves within our community.
Fairfax County's Opioid and Substance Use Task Force is a collaborative, cross-systems approach to combat the impact of the opioid epidemic. We have a plan to combat the opioid epidemic here in Fairfax County, but we need your help as well.
- The prior opioid plan, revised in 2021, is also available for review.
Fairfax County's Opioid and Substance Use Task Force's primary goals are to reduce deaths from opioids through prevention, treatment and harm reduction, and use data to describe the problem, target interventions and evaluate effectiveness.
Over 30 activities are currently underway or in development across five priority areas:
1. education, prevention, and collaboration; 2. early intervention and treatment; 3. enforcement and criminal justice; 4. data and monitoring; and 5. harm reduction. Read more on how we are addressing the epidemic.
Fairfax County's Opioid and Substance Use Task Force's primary goals are to reduce deaths from opioids through prevention, treatment and harm reduction, and use data to describe the problem, target interventions and evaluate effectiveness.
Over 30 activities are currently underway or in development across five priority areas:
1. education, prevention, and collaboration; 2. early intervention and treatment; 3. enforcement and criminal justice; 4. data and monitoring; and 5. harm reduction. Read more on how we are addressing the epidemic.
