Multnomah County Health Department works to reduce overdoses and overdose deaths in our county. We have four key areas of focus:
- Prevention
- Harm reduction and intervention
- Treatment
- Ongoing recovery support
Our commitment is to our communities. Each of us deserves dignity, choice, and support. This means meeting people where they are, with compassion, cultural humility, and without judgment.
This work is outlined in the 2024 Overdose Prevention and Response Plan (7.4 MB)
Emergency Declaration
On Feb. 1, 2024, Multnomah County Chair Vega Pederson, Oregon Governor Kotek, and Portland Mayor Wheeler declared a 90-day Emergency to direct coordinated efforts to address fentanyl use in Portland’s Central City.
County activities during the 90-day emergency will include activities in all four areas of focus and extend throughout the county.
90-day Overdose Prevention and Response Plan (324.08 KB)
Ongoing Addiction and Recovery Services
The Health Department provides a wide range of services across the spectrum of care from prevention to recovery. Some of these include:
- Behavioral Health Call Center
- Mobile behavioral health crisis services
- Treatment and recovery support services
- Clinician education to reduce prescriptions for medications that contain opioids
- Syringe exchange and harm reduction services
- Naloxone distribution and training for community-based organizations
- Behavioral Health Resource Center day use facility
- Coordinated care for people leaving correctional settings
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Provider Health Alerts
- Fentanyl | April 26, 2021: Risk of fatal overdose from counterfeit pills containing fentanyl
- Xylazine | April 19, 2023: Health risks of Xylazine