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Ongoing rise in fentanyl deaths highlights need for treatment alternatives

‘I haven't seen anything like it in my 27 years of working with folks with opioid addiction and people experiencing overdoses.’ -Caleb Banta-Green
- John O'Brien
Unfounded fears about rainbow fentanyl become the latest Halloween boogeyman

Experts say misinformation about candy laced with drugs happens every Halloween. But public alarm from a DEA warning about bright-colored fentanyl pills remains.
- Giulia Heyward
WA softened drug penalties last year. Now some South King County cities are cracking down

For months, a coalition of mayors in South King County has criticized state and county approaches to public safety. In a letter they blamed methamphetamine and “a flood of fentanyl” for an increase in violence, and property crimes. Now those cities are passing their own drug laws. Critics say that’s a step in the wrong direction.
- Amy Radil
Hear it again: 'Sweetheart Deal' – Inside sex work and addiction on Seattle's Aurora Avenue

In the documentary "Sweetheart Deal," co-directors Elisa Levine and Gabriel Miller follow four sex workers along Seattle's Aurora Avenue. The film tells the stories of Tammy, Sara, Kristine, and Amy and their battles with drug addiction, dangerous circumstances, and a man called Laughn Elliot Doescher, the self described “Mayor of Aurora.”
- Libby Denkmann
Pierce County Sheriff warns of candy-colored fentanyl pills
- KUOW Staff
In wake of 'Blake,' Washington courts clear drug convictions and refund fines

People convicted under Washington’s felony drug possession law are starting to get their records cleared, and their court-imposed fines refunded.
- Amy Radil
As youth overdoses rise, Seattle parents push schools to expand training

In response to parent pressure, Seattle Public Schools is adding more doses of naloxone to high schools and offering training to all school staff. Some parents say that's not enough.
- Ann Dornfeld
Week in Review: Abortion, COVID-19, and drug decriminalization

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with freelance journalist Joanne Silberner, Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan, and KUOW’s David Hyde.
- Kevin Kniestedt
Measure to decriminalize all drugs rolls out in Washington state

Initiative 1922 would take away penalties for possessing drugs of any kind in Washington
- Paige Browning
'Sweetheart Deal:' Inside sex work and addiction on Aurora Ave

In the new documentary "Sweetheart Deal," co-directors Elisa Levine and Gabriel Miller follow four sex workers along Seattle's Aurora Avenue. The film tells the story of four women as they battle drug addiction, dangerous circumstances, and a man called Laughn Elliot Doescher, the self described “Mayor of Aurora."
- Libby Denkmann

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