Opioids
The opioid crisis continues in Seattle. The City of Seattle enacted a state law in 2023 that criminalized possession. The idea was that enforcement may prevent deaths. It’s a telling predilection that loss of liberties is to prevent death, if part of the cause is a failure of governments to stem the supply of toxic, addictive, and lethal substances. It's an intricate set of issues that caused this self-imposed pain.
A man who was overdosing returns to consciousness after naloxone was administered and then being propped-upright in Seattle, Washington, USA on September 13, 2023.
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell delivers the State of the City address in Seattle, Washington, USA on February 21, 2023.
A restricted alley between 3rd and 4th Avenues on Pike Street is busy with surreptitious activity on April 21, 2023 in Seattle, Washington, USA.
A conflagration of substance abuse draws crowds to Pike Street in Seattle, Washington, USA on July 5, 2023.
Opioids are common if not ever-present at encampments, seen on January 28, 2023, in Seattle, Washington, USA.
Buildings and cans reflect in a puddle at the bus stops on 3rd Avenue and Pike Street in Seattle, Washington, USA on March 11, 2023.
Substance abuse is rampant on The Blade at 3rd Avenue and Pine Street in Seattle, Washington, USA on April 20, 2023.
Third Avenue in downtown Seattle, Washington, USA, seen on March 15, 2022.
An impromptu boxing match takes place on 3rd Avenue and Pike Street on July 5, 2023 in Seattle, Washington, USA.