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Law enforcement officials say the massive supply of fentanyl-laced pills pouring into our region is at a crisis level. 

Fatal drug overdoses surged in Washington last year By David Gutman, The Seattle Times Published: May 12, 2021, 8:46am Share: Colleen Gregoire of Bellevue talks to teens about the dangers of drugs after losing her son, Bobby, to an overdose last fall. The 20-year-old bought what he thought was Percocet and died after taking a pill that contained fentanyl. There were more fatal drug overdoses in Washington in 2020 than in any year in at least the past decade. (Ellen M. Banner/The Seattle Times/TNS) SEATTLE — More Washington residents died of drug overdoses in 2020 than a...

Calls to the state's substance abuse help line also increased more than 90% over 2019.

Fatal drug overdoses surged in Washington last year, as COVID pandemic upended lives By David Gutman, The Seattle Times Published: May 10, 2021, 9:30am Share: More Washington residents died of drug overdoses in 2020 than any other year in at least the last decade, as people, struggling with the social isolation and loss of routine stemming from the COVID pandemic turned to substances more often, according to preliminary data from the state Department of Health. Fatal drug overdoses increased by more than 30% over 2019, according to the data, an increase more than twice as large...

Drug Overdose Deaths Surged as COVID Upended Lives Deadly opioid overdoses — from prescription painkillers, heroin, fentanyl and other similar substances — increased by nearly 40%, according to the data, more than triple the rate of any other increase in the past decade. May 10, 2021 •  Shutterstock May 10—More Washington residents died of drug overdoses in 2020 than any other year in at least the last decade, as people, struggling with the social isolation and loss of routine stemming from the COVID pandemic turned to substances more often, accor...