WA: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention
WA to Extend Medicaid to People Close to Release from Prisons, Jails
Washington will allow people nearing release from state prisons and jails to qualify for Medicaid health coverage. The expansion starts in July 2025…
Alcohol Awareness Month: Pandemic Worsens Dangerous Drinking
April is Alcohol Awareness Month, highlighting serious consequences of drinking too much. Excessive alcohol use contributes to more than 95,000 …
Mes de conciencia sobre el alcohol: pandemia empeora consumo de alcohol
Abril es el Mes de la Concientización sobre el Alcohol, destacando algunas de las graves consecuencias de beber demasiado. El consumo excesivo …
WA Sites to Pilot Meds-First Approach to Opioid Addiction
SEATTLE — Four sites in Washington are piloting an underutilized but proven approach to treating opioid addiction. The Meds-First Initiative …
Defensores del Programa Juvenil exponen su caso a Legislatura de WA
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Los programas para después del horario escolar y para verano podrían servir para evitar que los jóvenes se …
Youth Program Advocates Make Their Case to WA Legislature
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Advocates for youth development and learning programs outside the classroom will be in Olympia on Tuesday. One priority is …
Wash. Nurses Get Their Due This Week
SEATTLE — May 6-12 is National Nurses Week, and folks around the state are honoring Washington's nearly 57,000 registered nurses. President …
As Trump Proposes Harsher Drug Policy, WA Moves in Opposite Direction
SEATTLE – The Trump administration is proposing harsher penalties for drug offenses, even as states such as Washington look for other solutions…
Opioid Emergency Declaration First Step Toward Help for States
SEATTLE – The opioid crisis plaguing states such as Washington is officially declared a public health emergency. That announcement on Thursday …
Both Party Platforms Neglect Rising Traffic Deaths
SEATTLE - Republican and Democratic party platforms this year address trade, gun violence and even pornography, but the parties aren't addressing one …
Quickest Way to Blow the Holiday Budget? Get a DUI
EVERETT, Wash. - A designated driver should be part of this season's planning process for festivities that include alcohol, and one Washington …
Suicide: WA Works on New Plans to Pull People Back from the Brink
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. - An epidemic is what the League of Women Voters in Kitsap County says it discovered looking into deaths statewide, and found …