Carbon County Opiate Task Force
Strategic Plan Goals
- Goal 1 – Increase access to and utilization of Substance Use Disorder/Opioid Use Disorder (SUD/OUD) treatment programs.
- Goal 2 – Increase community awareness to reduce stigma.
- Goal 3 – Coordinate efforts between law enforcement, the legal system, and treatment.
- Goal 4 – Educate individuals and families about addiction and overdose, particularly persons at high risk for an overdose and persons in contact with high risk individuals.
Coalition Leadership
Jamie Drake
Executive Director, Carbon-Monroe-Pike Drug & Alcohol Commission
(570) 421-1960
PERU Technical Assistance Provider
Kiandra Foster
k.foster@pitt.edu
(412) 383-3927
Major Coalition Milestones
Stigma Simulation
Carbon County worked with Monroe and Pike Counties to develop a Stigma Simulation. (However, plans to deliver the simulation were put on hold due to social distancing requirements. This coalition has been on hold since March 2020, while members focus on keeping services operating.)
Recovery events
Carbon County is actively planning events for the autumn.
Naloxone Distribution Day
Carbon County organized a drive-through Naloxone distribution event to provide much needed overdose reversal medication.