SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. – Spokane County continues to grapple with the ongoing opioid epidemic, with overdose deaths reaching unprecedented levels. During a briefing on Tuesday, Medical Examiner Dr. Veena Singh shared alarming data with county commissioners.
Dr. Singh stated, “We’re still trending upward, although the curve is somewhat flattening, we’re still on the upswing in the first quarter of 2025.”
The data indicates that overdose deaths in Spokane are higher than ever, surpassing Seattle per capita in 2024…