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Clerk 08/02/2023
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A MOTION requesting the executive to raise awareness of the dangers of fentanyl by expanding fentanyl awareness campaigns in King County.
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WHEREAS, according to the King County medical examiner's office data published by public health - Seattle & King County on the King County overdose dashboard, one thousand one overdose deaths occurred in King County in 2022, a forty-one percent increase from the previous year. Of those, eight hundred two people died due to opioids, including seven hundred deaths involving fentanyl, and
WHEREAS, according to the King County medical examiner's office data, from 2019 through 2022 there was a more than five-hundred-percent increase in fentanyl overdoses in King County, and
WHEREAS, on June 26, 2023, the Seattle Times reported that school districts in the Seattle area are behind in creating and adopting districtwide fentanyl specific curriculum in their classrooms, and
WHEREAS, through the mental illness and drug dependency fund, King County has expanded partnerships with community-based organizations and will be working with them together to develop programs directed to meet the needs of people disproportionately impacted by substance use disorders, and
WHEREAS, public health - Seattle & King County created the Laced and Lethal fentanyl awareness campaign and partner toolkit to educate the public about the harms of fentanyl use and what to do is someone is experiencing an overdose, and
WHEREAS, in 2022, King County distributed over thirteen thousand naloxone kits, which have the life-saving overdose reversal medication. King County is expanding distribution of naloxone to community organizations and providers most connected with vulnerable populations, and
WHEREAS, the King County council passed Motion 15888 that requested the executive to consider programs and services that provide or expand access to substance use disorder supports for children and youth, including, but not limited ...
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