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Seattle Tackles Drug Crisis Response but Struggles With Treatment

September 26, 2023

The city is pumping money into improving its first response to the drug crisis. But finding places where people can receive long-term treatment and recover is still a challenge because many patients refuse help.

King County United States Beacon Hill Pioneer Square Councilmember Herbold Councilmember Sara Nelson

Source: governing.com

Seattle boosts first response to drug crisis, still lacks treatment options

September 25, 2023

As fatal drug and alcohol overdoses continue to outpace last years record-setting 1,001 deaths in King County, Seattle officials spent the summer beefing up the citys emergency response to drug

King County United States Beacon Hill Pioneer Square Bruce Harrell Councilmember Sara Nelson

Source: news-daily.com

King County to surpass record fentanyl death toll — with four months left in the year

September 1, 2023

A 28-year-old Seattle man first got hooked on Xanax in college. Years later, he moved on to fentanyl. Then a string of arrests for impaired driving landed him in legal trouble, and his fourth DUI, a &hellip;

Sharon Bogan Jon Ehrenfeld Michael Fortin Public Health Seattle Fire Department City Council

Source: chronline.com