Emergency / Overdose
Call or text 9-1-1 if the situation is immediately life-threatening. Our Fire and Rescue personnel carry medication that can prevent death from an opioid overdose.
Call the Fairfax Detoxification Center at 703-502-7000, available 24/7, every day of the year, including weekends and holidays. Our staff will talk with you about your options.
News and Events
Opioid Use in Fairfax County
The Opioid Overdoses in the Fairfax Health District dashboard provides information about opioid overdoses that are reported for Fairfax County Health District residents.
- Our Opioid Response Plan
- 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.
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.
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.
Opioids - such as fentanyl, heroin, hydrocodone, methadone, morphine, oxycodone and tramadol - act on the brain, producing a euphoric effect. Addiction is a chronic disease, which can lead to death if not treated.
Opioids - such as fentanyl, heroin, hydrocodone, methadone, morphine, oxycodone and tramadol - act on the brain, producing a euphoric effect. Addiction is a chronic disease, which can lead to death if not treated.
There are a number of signs you can look for if you suspect someone close to you may be using opioids. These signs can be behavioral, physical or environmental in nature.
There are a number of signs you can look for if you suspect someone close to you may be using opioids. These signs can be behavioral, physical or environmental in nature.
What You Can Do
We need your help to fight this crisis as a community. There are a few ways you can make a difference for those in your community or somebody close to you who might be impacted.
Contact Us for More Information
Ellen Volo
Fairfax County Opioid & Substance Use Task Force Coordinator
703-324-7073, TTY 711