Coquille Tribal release - Eugene – What equated to a truckload of life-giving opportunities arrived at the front door of the Ko-Kwel Wellness Center on River Road in Eugene on July 15. A donation that crossed state borders and came from donors spanning a variety of cultural and economic demographics, just like the people they are hoping to save.  It arrived locally to the Reveille Foundation, a non-profit organization, whose mission is to help veterans and underserved people rebuild from the ground up, starting with stabilized housing, and staying through holistic healing. But the donation’s origin started much further away, through other connections to Reveille’s leadership.  Harm Reduction Therapeutics, Home - Harm Reduction Therapeutics  the only 501c3 nonprofit Naloxone manufacturer working with Bob Dalpe of the Veterans Medical Leadership Council (arizonavmlc.org), an Arizona based 501c3, and Cecilia Sandoval of the National American Indian Veterans, a Veteran service organization (National American Indian Veterans | Official NAIV Website) donated 1,400 doses of ReVive 3mg Naloxone HCL Nasal Spray to the Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) at the Ko-Kwel Wellness Center – Eugene. This is their eighth donation to rural Native American communities across Arizona, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Oregon.  “We are proud to support the safety and recovery efforts of our Native community and thank our partners for providing such an amazing resource that will most assuredly save lives,” said Steve Yamamori, President and CEO of Reveille Foundation.  In fact, one of the donation doses already saved a life. The day before the actual donation, a dose was successfully deployed by the Reveille staff.  The hope is that through these doses, and partners like the Ko-Kwel Wellness Center and the Opioid Treatment Program, the need to deploy the Naloxone will lesson. But helping to educate the community as to why it is important, and to assist in de-stigmatizing the need for it, is also a benefit of the donation.  Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) can impact anyone. It is a chronic, treatable health condition in which people continue to use opioids despite the harm caused by their use. Medications are now available that, when combined with appropriate counseling and other behavioral health therapies, are quite effective at helping patients manage their disorder and resume a functional lifestyle.  While we have seen opioid drug overdose deaths start to come down, health studies show that overdose death rates continue to be significantly higher among American Indian and Alaskan Native populations.  Partnerships like this help expand access to overdose prevention, education, and treatment while reinforcing the importance of community collaboration.  “This project is a great example of how we can give back and make our communities a better place,” said Air Force veteran Bob Dalpe, from the Veterans Medical Leadership Council. “As veterans our oath never expires though the uniform comes off. Someone's family is happier that their family member has another chance to live a good life.”  “Every one of these donated kits represents an opportunity to save a life and connect someone to recovery,” said OTP Director Colleen Wray. “We are deeply grateful to the Reveille Foundation, and their partners, for their generous support. Partnerships like this allow us to expand overdose prevention efforts, increase access to Narcan, and continue educating our community that addiction is a treatable medical condition—not a moral failing.”  Coquille Indian Tribal Chair Brenda Meade says this whole project is a shining representation of the spirit and values of the Coquille people and can make the kind of difference in the community that the Coquille Tribe envisioned when they opened the Ko-Kwel Wellness Center – Eugene in 2023.  “We have six Tribal Values to help guide our Tribe,” Chair Meade said. “One of those is that as a sovereign nation we work to advance the health and well-being of Tribal citizens and our community. Our Opioid Treatment Program working with these partners to come together to help save lives of American Indians and Alaska Natives, as well as our community neighbors, is a prime example of honoring our values and upholding the commitment that we made when we set up the clinic in Lane County.”