More King County Residents Are Seeking Help for Heroin Use Than for Alcohol-Related Problems

by Ana Sofia Knauf DIEGO CERVO/SHUTTERSTOCK
According to the University of Washington’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute's annual report for 2015, heroin has been the culprit behind most drug-related overdoses in King County for the past two years. One hundred thirty two people died from heroin overdoses in 2015, down from 156 deaths in 2014.
While that's an improvement, that doesn't mean fewer people are using the drug. In fact, the county's heroin epidemic has become so prevalent that UW