Drugs

Education

Why does the US drug czar think WA schools should stock Narcan like fire extinguishers?

The United States’ top drug control official, Dr. Rahul Gupta, is in Washington state this week to sound the alarm on the threat of fentanyl — especially for kids this school year.

Arts & Life

Is Seattle's arts infrastructure crumbling?

The Museum of Museums opened during a global pandemic. And it was like a breath of fresh air. A chance to enter another world - filled with sculptures and paintings lit in neon light. But now, three years after it first opened, the Museum of Museums is shutting down.

Seattle City Council discusses new iteration of proposed drug possession law

As the Seattle City Council began to consider the next version of the city's drug possession law Monday, frontline workers asked for more funding to help people with addiction, and downtown property managers spoke in support of the ordinance, and mayoral staff said they hope to fund overdose stabilization cen.

National

Who is sneaking fentanyl across the southern border? Hint: it's not the migrants

We know that illicit fentanyl is flowing into the U.S. from Mexico. Yet we rarely hear from the couriers who smuggle most of it through legal ports of entry. This is one of their stories.

Health

Seattle's Hobson Place offers a fresh start after homelessness. For some, it's a brutal journey

A mother says her attempts to raise alarms about conditions for residents at newly opened Hobson Place permanent supportive housing are falling on deaf ears. She says her son, who suffers from schizophrenia, has severely deteriorated amidst the flow of illicit drugs in the building.

Law & Courts

Washington's new drug law was 'designed to fill our treatment centers.' Experts say it won't

Week in Review: climate change, drugs, and graffiti

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan, freelance health journalist Joanne Silberner, and Seattle Times David Kroman.

Government

Seattle officials hammer out new plan to address open drug use in the city

KUOW’s Casey Martin reports.