Not All Participants Deserve Medals

A closer look at overdose data, incentives, and what success is really being measured

Premature Medals for Harm Reduction

At an upcoming joint meeting on March 10, 2026, the Clallam County Board of Health and the Behavioral Health Advisory Board will consider the results of Clallam County Health and Human Services’ (HHS) long-awaited “Opioid Gaps Report.”

With this report, the commissioners, the Clallam County Board of Health (BOH), and HHS appear poised to trumpet recent declines in overdose deaths as proof that more than a decade of harm-reduction policies are working — something officials have been quick to do in the past.