A recent Herald editorial cited a report from U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen’s office, sourced from a report from the CDC, outlining the findings from both reports related to the challenges currently faced by our five-county region, including Snohomish, in fighting the opioid crisis (“Rep. Larsen outlines ‘to do- list for opioid crisis,” The Herald, Jan. 27.
I note that the very first challenge listed was “preventing individuals from turning to opioids in the first place.” In hopes that the challenges were listed in priority order, I’m asking if our elected officials in Snohomish County can please point to the initiatives and funding of efforts related to tackling this root cause of our crisis. To this point I can only see efforts and funding continuing to be directed toward surviving the crises that exist as the effects of not having addressed the causes of the crises: the demand for opioids. If there is a demand, there will always be a supply; there’s too much money to be made by those wanting the crises to continue.
Jim Bloss
Monroe
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