The City of West Hollywood is hosting a Substance Use and Harm Reduction Town Hall Forum focusing on overdose prevention and fentanyl, methamphetamine, and xylazine.This will be livestreamed and available for future viewing on the City’s WeHoTV YouTube Channel.
Please RSVP for this event here.
The purpose of the Substance Use and Harm Reduction Town Hall, in partnership with APLA Health; Institute for Public Strategies; and the Los Angeles Department of Public Health - Substance Abuse Prevention and Control, is to provide a current landscape of substance use in West Hollywood and Los Angeles, with a focus on fentanyl, opioids, stimulants, methamphetamine, and the emerging presence of Xylazine. Experts from the field will explain several evidence-based substance use mitigation strategies, including harm reduction, contingency management, and Medication Addiction Treatments (i.e. Naloxone, Naltrexone).
For more information, please contact Derek Murray at DMurray@weho.org.