Pike County Health Department Harm Reduction Program

04/29/2026

Today is National Fentanyl Awareness Day. Naloxone is available over the counter and can reverse a fentanyl overdose. Learn where to get it and how to use it at fentanylawarenessday.org.

04/21/2026

02/16/2026

The UK Harm Reduction Hub is issuing an update that cychlorophine was found in syringes tested from Fayette County.

N-propionitrile chlorphine, more commonly known as cychlorphine, is a non-fentanyl-related synthetic opioid that was first identified by The Center for Forensic and Science Research & Education in August of 2024. Non-fentanyl-related synthetic opioids, sometimes referred to as NSOs (“new synthetic opioids”) are a diverse group of synthetic, or man-made opioids, that are structurally different than fentanyl and fentanyl analogues. Cychlorphine is part of a group of NSOs known as benzimidazolones, which also includes nitazenes like isotonitazene.

It is important to remember that cychlorphine is an opioid, and you should always to use naloxone to respond if someone looks like they may be experiencing opioid overdose.

Make sure to test - and use risk reduction tools.

01/16/2026

Reminder that there will be no services Monday, January 19th as the Pike County Health Department will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.