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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee discussed the fentanyl crisis on Monday, Dec. 4, in Everett and shared his plan to reduce overdose deaths.

Working with Public Health of Seattle & King County, Peer Washington has been distributing strips for more than a year. More agencies could begin doing the same.

The state saw over 600 more reported overdose deaths this past March than in March of 2022, according to the CDC.

There are a slew of recovery services — medication-assisted, jailhouse, in- and outpatient — but stigma and other barriers pose challenges.

Which is why it’s past time for Stacy to have an office to call her own. You’d think with “making her mark and owning it” (a reference to her Stacyism), Stacy w

The strips are considered drug paraphernalia meaning they're currently illegal to possess.

The Seattle Fire Department has responded to a historic number of overdose calls in recent memory.

Clinic and health care organizations that provide stigma-free medical help for everyone in the queer community, from hormone therapy to free STI testing.