Drug trends across King County
In these pages we focus on results for King County, many of which have been prepared at the request of county agencies. For drug deaths, this is aided by data directly from the County Medical Examiner's Office. We look at results for all opiates, for heroin, and for prescription-type and other non-heroin opioids. In addition, we track crime lab cases for major drug types and for stimulants and hallucinogens often associated with the "party" scene.
King County obviously has the most drug users in the state for most if not all drugs. As the map below illustrates, however, because King County has the largest population, the
- Drug-involved deaths in the county
- Deaths attributed to opiates
- Publicly funded treatment for opiates
