In an effort to reduce overdose deaths, the Washington State Department of Health has launched a tool online to...
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Native Americans in Washington state face opioid and fentanyl overdose rates four times the national average and leaders are...
Starting November, Seattle will become the first U.S. city where emergency medical technicians and firefighters in the field can...
Overdose deaths rise in Western states as focus shifts to Pacific Coast
/ Alaska, Nevada, Oregon, USA, WashingtonFentanyl and meth fuel rising deaths in Alaska, Nevada, Washington and Oregon, prompting harm reduction efforts and tougher prosecutions...
Under new law, Washington colleges will provide fentanyl test strips, Narcan for students
/ USA, WashingtonFollowing the passage of House Bill 2112, colleges in Washington will provide education, training and supplies to try and...
Law enforcement agencies are chomping at the bit for fentanyl detection K-9s, worrying some advocates who see the dogs...
2,725 overdose deaths in 2022. That means that for every 100,000 people living in Washington state, 35 died of...
Police sound alarm after 13-month-old dies in Everett near Seattle and two other babies taken to hospital in past...
Inslee signs bills to combat fentanyl and opioids and help Tribes in Washington state
/ USA, WashingtonA slate of bills related to opioid and fentanyl education, prevention and support were signed into law by Gov....
‘Worst drug threat I’ve seen’: Washington’s teen fentanyl overdoses double rate of U.S. average
/ USA, WashingtonThe fentanyl crisis is the worst drug threat the special agent in charge of the Seattle DEA Office has...
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