the money would come from the controversial opioid settlement from last October, WA was one of the state who sued the three large pharmacutical companies in the nation.
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) WA state has now had the fastest-grown fatal overdose rate in the US for the last 3 months (2023).
Fatal overdoses exploding in WA state
According to information released by State Senator Mike Padden (R-Spokane Valley) by way of the CDC, WA state also has the highest number of increased overall overdose deaths from drugs and narcotics