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A MOTION requesting the executive create a report on fatal and nonfatal overdoses in King County owned, operated or funded housing and homelessness facilities.
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WHEREAS, according to data collected by public health - Seattle & King County in 2022, in King County, there were 794 overdose deaths due to opioids, 705 of those due to fentanyl and 523 due to methamphetamine, and
WHEREAS, in King County, there has been a 47 percent increase in opioid related overdose deaths in 2022 compared to 2021, and
WHEREAS, in King County, there has been over an 83 percent increase in fentanyl related overdose deaths in 2022 compared to 2021, and
WHEREAS, in King County, there has been over a 43 percent increase in methamphetamine related overdose deaths compared to 2021, and
WHEREAS, according to public health - Seattle & King County's 2022 overdose death report, overdose deaths disproportionally affect the American Indian and Alaskan Native and the Black population at a significantly higher rate in King County compared to other population groups, and
WHEREAS, in King County, as reported by the Seattle Times, 179 people died of overdoses in 2022 who were presumed to be living in permanent supportive housing, income-restricted units, transitional housing and recovery housing, and
WHEREAS, further reported by the Seattle Times, 21 percent of all King County fatal overdoses in 2022 are presumed to be individuals who were living unsheltered, and
WHEREAS, in 2022 there were 1,009 overdose deaths in King County, and
WHEREAS, of the confirmed overdose deaths in 2022, there has been over an 97 percent increase in overdose deaths in King County compared to the previous 4-year average, and
WHEREAS, in 2022 overdose deaths in Seattle and south King County made up over 86 percent of all overdose deaths in King County, and
WHEREAS, King County only collects data on nonfatal overdoses through the King County emergency medical services ("KCEMS"), and
WHEREAS, in 2022, King...
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