The Washington County Heroin Task Force

The task force, which grew out of the Washington County Prevention Network's work, was launched in February 2014 in response to the growing problem of prescription pain medication and heroin abuse in Washington County. A collaborative prevention effort to educate community members including law enforcement, elected officials, health care professionals, county agencies and community members soon began to identify and understand common problems and applicable resources.
The Task Force identified four specific target areas, and have worked since to develop and implement actions calculated to reduce prescription drug misuse, heroin abuse and overdose in Washington County.  These efforts focus on:

• Prevention

• Treatment and recovery

• Advocacy

• Law Enforcement/Courts

The Washington County Heroin Task Force meets the 3rd Thursday, every other month, at the Public Agency Center in West Bend 333 E. Washington St. in room 3224 at 9 a.m. Members of the community are invited and encouraged to attend.

For more information or to join the task force, please contact us

Recent Initiatives of the Heroin Task FOrce

The Heroin Toolkit

In 2016, members of the Heroin Task Force collectively created a 36 page booklet to educate Washington County Residents about the Opiate/Heroin crisis. The publication was updated in 2018 to provide additional education and information. Hard copies of the publication are available by contacting Elevate at 262-677-2216.

An electronic version of the publication is available here.

Washington COunty Drug Disposal Sites

Did you know that most heroin addictions grow out of an abuse of prescription pain medications. The Washington County Heroin Task Force has worked with other community agencies to make disposal of unused or unwanted prescription medications easy for county residents.  Here is a list of locations where you can easily dispose of these drugs.

Legislative Breakfast

Each year, the Heroin Task Force hosts a breakfast for local legislators and other community leaders.  For more information about similar upcoming events, please contact Elevate’s Director of Community Engagement and Partnerships at rcorliss@elevateyou.org