Nearly 200 people died of fentanyl overdoses this year in King County, but test strips are illegal in WA

So far this year, 198 people have died from a fentanyl overdose in King County Washington. That is up from 113 deaths by the same time last year.

SAMHSA, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, recently gave Washington $27.5 million for state opioid response funding to support and expand treatment services plus block grant funding for another $39 million.