Wake Up Livingston

Wake Up Livingston (WUL) is a coalition of community partners working to raise awareness about opioid-related overdose and death in Livingston County. WUL serves all residents, families and providers impacted by opiate use.

We bring together community members, law enforcement, public health, hospitals, community mental health, treatment facilities, and other providers to end this epidemic. We use the Project Lazarus model, a public health model based on the twin premises that overdose deaths are preventable and that all communities are responsible for their own health. Using experience, data, and compassion we strive to prevent drug overdoses and meet the needs of those living with chronic pain. The success of Wake Up Livingston depends on community knowledge, support, and involvement. Beginning in 2015, Wake Up Livingston began implementing steps towards the fight against the opioid overdose epidemic. In 2017 we held Livingston County's first annual Recovery Walk. We participate in local Opiate Awareness educational events. We are working to implement a new evidence-based drug prevention program aimed at youth ages 10-17 and their parents. ​