Snohomish County votes to permanently ban heroin-injection sites

EVERETT — Snohomish County unanimously passed legislation that would permanently ban supervised heroin-injection sites. The Daily Herald reports Snohomish County Councilman Nate Nehring proposed the restriction to keep any government-monitored injection sites, where federal nurses look on as users inject the drug, from popping up. Officials in King County and Seattle are considering opening a […]