Between January and the end of July, EMS crews responded to 4,868 overdose calls, compared to the 2,947 during the same time last year.
A drug user attempting to smoke what appears to be fentanyl. Data from the Public Health - Seattle & King County shows the fentanyl crisis is straining the county’s first responders as calls for opioid overdoses have increased 65% in 2023 over 2022.
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