PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER

Official insights from Public Health – Seattle & King County staff

“This program is saving lives”: How community partnerships expand naloxone access

September 25, 2025.Reading time 9 minutes.

Through strong community partnerships and innovative approaches, Public Health’s distribution of naloxone to community-based organizations in 2025 is on pace to double that distributed in 2024.

What is buprenorphine? A Q&A about King County’s new bup hotline

March 25, 2024.Reading time 6 minutes.

An illustration of a phone with a provider inside, holding out a prescription.

Thanks to a new 24/7 ‘bup’ prescribing hotline, it’s easier than ever for people in King County to get started on medication to treat opioid use disorder. In partnership with the UW Department of Emergency Medicine, King County recently launched a telemedicine program that will provide on-demand access to a buprenorphine prescription, also known as “bup”.