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Washington’s Snohomish County Is Treating Opioid Addiction Like A Natural Disaster

By Anna Boiko-Weyrauch October 28, 2018

Social worker, Lauren Rainbow (right), meets a man illegally camped in the woods in Snohomish County. They are part of a new program in the county that helps people with addiction, instead of arresting them. CREDIT: Leah Nash for Finding Fixes Podcast

Washington's Snohomish County declared the opioid epidemic a life-threatening emergency. They use a multi-agency coordination group straight out of FEMA's playbook to respond to the crisis.Read More

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