Overdoses of Deadly Drugs Killing People in Yakima
According to Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice more people died of drug overdoses in the state of Washington in 2020 than any other year in at least the last decade.
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Methamphetamine a Rising Cause of Drug Overdoses
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Spokane police haven't busted a methamphetamine lab in at least three years. But meth is contributing to more drug overdose deaths than any other drug in Spokane County.
A report issued by the Spokane County Medical Examiner's office this week found fatal overdoses from meth increased from 29 in 2015 to 49 last year, a 69 percent jump...
West Nile Cases Up 40 Percent From Last Week
No cases have been found in Yakima County so far this year but federal health officials say that West Nile virus cases are up 40 percent since last week and are on pace to rival the record years of 2002 and 2003. The centers for disease control and prevention has confirmed 1,590 cases of the mosquito-borne disease and 66 deaths so far this year...