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, a committed advocate for substance abuse recovery, who said the overall rate of overdose deaths is actually even higher.
“One third of all of the deaths for homeless people in our county are a direct result of an overdose. One third [of the homeless community] will freely admit they have a substance disorder, but we know it’s way higher than that, somewhere in the 80% range…we need to support those systems that tend to take people away from substance abuse.”
According to Dunn, the economic and physical uncertainty coupled with the isolation related to the quarantine has led to a substantial set of public health challenges related to substance abuse disorder and mental health.
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King County Council Vice Chair Reagan Dunn on Wednesday introduced legislation to take a close and thorough look at system failures that led to the spilling of millions of gallons of untreated wastewater into Puget Sound and Lake Washington on January 13, 2021, and issue a report offering a set of recommendations for preventing future wastewater spills.
“King County needs to take the necessary steps to keep wastewater out of our waterways and off our beaches. It is not acceptable to have an event of this magnitude, and we must put a plan in place to prevent future spillage,” Dunn said. “The Puget Sound is one of the Pacific Northwest’s most valuable natural resources, and we owe it to our children, to not only be good stewards, but continue our decades long restoration effort.”