Loss of Lakeview OPUS Outreach Program
Summary
The OPUS program — which handed out Narcan, fentanyl test strips and wound care kits — shuts down June 15 because federal SAMHSA money wasn't renewed. Board funding kept it alive an extra year, but at $300,000+ annually the county isn't picking it up.
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Last discussed Jun 8, 2026.
Impact analysis
Program costs north of $300,000 a year won't be covered going forward.
Nobody — the community loses harm-reduction outreach (Narcan, test strips, HIV/hep-C testing) it had relied on.
People at risk of overdose who relied on OPUS's free Narcan, fentanyl test strips and testing.
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