City Club Forum: Idaho’s Opioid Crisis
Wed, Sep 20
|Boise
Time & Location
Sep 20, 2023, 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
Boise, 610 Julia Davis Dr, Boise, ID 83702, USA
About the Event
In 2021, we lost 241 Idahoans to opioid addiction related causes, and saw over 5,000 emergency department visits related to drug overdoses. In 2022, Idaho Governor Brad Little and former Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced a $119 million settlement with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors who have played a significant role in the opioid addiction crisis. This settlement is the second-largest in Idaho state history, behind the 1998 national tobacco settlement.
Just recently, Governor Little announced the launch of the “Fentanyl Takes All” campaign, partially funded by opioid settlement funds, to raise awareness of the prevalence and dangers of Fentanyl use in Idaho.
Join our group of panelists in discussing what Idaho’s evolving opioid epidemic looks like today, and efforts to combat it now and into the future.
Panelists:
Rosie Andueza, Substance Use Disorder Program Manager, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Shawn Rayne, Ada County Paramedics