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Would you support the opening of Narcan Vending Machines in Yakima?

Would you support the opening of Narcan Vending Machines in Yakima?

Cantwell spoke in support of the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act during a Friday roundtable in Yakima.

Cantwell spoke in support of the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act during a Friday roundtable in Yakima.

Sen. Patty Murray’s visit to the North Olympic Peninsula last week took her from sea level to 5,000 feet and back again on a 10-hour, 200-mile trip to get a first-hand look at the remains of the Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge, survey coastal erosion at Kalaloch Beach and celebrate with Port Angeles officials and trail advocates a $16 million federal grant to complete the Olympic Discovery and Sound to Olympics trails.

Sen. Maria Cantwell heard about the myriad difficulties local officials face in trying to combat the opioid crisis including lack of funding, insufficient personnel, lack of supplies and complicated regulations around providing care to those suffering from opioid-use disorder.

Health officials call for regulatory reform

The California Department of Public Health and multiple Bay Area counties are seeking to educate the public about the fentanyl crisis currently hitting the state and nation. The below explainer provides answers to basic questions...

The bill would declare international trafficking of the drug a national emergency, and allow President Joe Biden to put sanctions on China and Mexico, the senator says.

Police arrested several people accused of distributing fentanyl, meth and cocaine with alleged ties to drug cartel activity in Mexico.