The County formed the SLO Opioid Safety Coalition in January 2016 to address the local epidemic of opioid (painkiller medication and heroin) misuse with grant funding from the California HealthCare Foundation. The SLO Opioid Safety Coalition has since be funded by the CA Department of Public Heath to address collaborative efforts to reduce the impacts of opioid use countywide. The Coalition utilizes local data to inform programming to raise awareness of opioid misuse, provide community education on overdose prevention and response; and improve access to substance use treatment and harm reduction services.