Washington’s new drug possession law kicked in at the start of this month... After a long political fight that ended in a special session.
But while it’s still a crime to have drugs on your person, the law ALSO creates a pilot program to treat substance use disorder.
We’ll get a preview of what that might look like with Nina Shapiro of the Seattle Times. Read her story here.
Previous Seattle Now opioid coverage is here and here.
And we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: https://www.kuow.org/feedback
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow
Join us for a live taping in August! The conversation is all about Seattle’s music scene. Tickets and more info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kuows-seattle-now-live-casual-friday-music-in-seattle-fremont-abbey-tickets-574989819027?aff=oddtdtcreator
07/24/23 • 14 min
Featured in these lists
Generate a badge
Get a badge for your website that links back to this episode
<a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/seattle-now-202056/treating-drugs-at-health-engagement-hubs-31853004"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/goodpods-images-bucket/badges/generic-badge-1.svg" alt="listen to treating drugs at health engagement hubs on goodpods" style="width: 225px" /> </a>
Copy