Tacoma-Pierce County Opioid Summit: 2/21/2020

The Pierce County Opioid Summit 2020 was held on Friday, February 21, 2020 at Pacific Lutheran University.

The Tacoma-Pierce County Opioid Task Force, a group of local and state stakeholders, has been actively working to find real and sustainable solutions to the opioid epidemic. The yearly summit is a culmination of the Task Force’s work and your attendance and participation is crucial to build on the successes and partnerships created over the last 2 years.

2020 Tacoma-Pierce County Opioid Task Force Summit Agenda

Summit Presentations

  1. 2020 Opioid Summit A Patients Journey Through Treatment
  2. 2020 Opioid Summit Courtney Chandler
  3. 2020 Opioid Summit Table Talks
  1. 2020 Opioid Task Force Committee Updates
  2. 2020 Opioid Task Force Data
Tacoma-Pierce County Opioid Task Force

In 2017, Pierce County Councilmember Derek Young and Tacoma City Councilmember Conor McCarthy convened representatives from multiple sectors as the Pierce County Opioid Task Force. The Pierce County Council declared a “State of Opioid Crisis,” which paralleled a Presidential declaration, and sent a letter to Governor Jay Inslee urging him to declare Pierce County in a state of emergency. The City of Tacoma filed a lawsuit in 2017 against three opioid manufacturers and the county followed suit in early 2018.

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