January 30, 2024, 7:41am Health Free
Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday asked state health and social services officials to update him on the opioid and overdose epidemic in Washington. Read story
December 5, 2023, 7:43am Health
Gov. Jay Inslee said Monday he will ask for an additional $50 million in the current state budget to fight the opioid crisis. Read story
October 12, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Health
Clark and Cowlitz counties have been awarded an $800,000 grant from the federal government to support employment and training for those affected by opioid use, addiction and overdose. Read story
September 28, 2023, 7:38am Health
As drug overdoses continue to claim lives and policymakers at all levels try to address the problem, new research examining Washington and Oregon suggests there isn’t a link between decriminalizing drug possession and a rise in fatal overdoses. Read story
July 30, 2023, 5:45am Health
There was a time, not long ago, when doctors had national protocols for using a leading opioid treatment drug. Read story
July 25, 2023, 7:30am Health
Why is Washington the epicenter of the fentanyl crisis? Read story
July 2, 2023, 6:02am Health
When Dillon Hill took a small pill that he thought was Percocet, but was actually Tylenol laced with fentanyl, he felt like he was sitting by a warm fire on a winter night, wrapped in a blanket, sipping hot cocoa. Read story
June 19, 2023, 2:53pm Clark County Health
Clark County and four of its cities are receiving more than $27 million to fight against opioids, after the state won a settlement against drug companies. Read story
June 13, 2023, 7:38am Health
The state of Washington will get $371.8 million to fight opioid addiction after resolving a lawsuit against opioid producing and selling companies, the state Attorney General’s Office announced Monday. Read story
June 4, 2023, 12:46pm Health
As nationwide rates of fentanyl overdoses have grown into a public health crisis, experts have pointed to naloxone as a way to save lives. But years after Washington doubled down on efforts to get the medication into communities, the hunt for the drug remains often burdened with obstacles. Read story
