Safe not sorry!

You deserve to feel safe. Stay safer when you:

  • Use test strips.  

  • Carry naloxone.  

  • Don’t use alone. 

Or, don’t use at all. It’s only safe to use drugs your healthcare provider appropriately prescribed.

Know the Good Samaritan Law.

If you see an overdose, call 911 and say the person is unresponsive and not breathing. You could save a life.

Washington’s Good Samaritan Law means you and the person who overdosed are protected from drug possession charges. According to Washington law:

  • If you need help with a drug-related overdose, you and the person who overdosed won’t be charged with drug possession (RCW 69.50.315). The law still applies even if the person dies from the overdose.
  • Anyone can get, carry, and administer naloxone (RCW 69.41.095).

Carry naloxone and know how to use it.

Naloxone (NARCAN) is a medication that reverses opioid overdoses. It’s easy to administer and available as a nasal spray or injection.

If you don’t know what somebody took, you can still use naloxone. It’s safe to use, even if you don’t have opioids in your body. You and the person who overdosed are covered by the Good Samaritan Law.

Help your community stay safer. Even if you don’t know anyone who uses opioids, carry naloxone and know how to use it.

Where can you get naloxone?

You can get naloxone kits without a prescription at any pharmacy in the state. Medicaid and most private insurance cover most of the cost. Other places you can get it:

If you use, only do it with people around.

Using alone puts you at a higher risk for overdose. If you don’t use alone, someone can help if you overdose.

Need to use alone? Contact Never Use Alone at (800) 484-3731. They wait with you on the phone while you use. They call for help if you need it. No stigma. No judgement. Just love!

Use fentanyl test strips.

Fentanyl test strips help prevent overdoses. Use a strip to see if fentanyl is in your drugs. They’re easy to use:

  1. Mix your drugs with water.
  2. Place the strip in the drug/water mix.
  3. Read the results.
Where can you get fentanyl test strips?

You can get free fentanyl test strips at Tacoma Needle Exchange or purchase them online through DanceSafe.