2 From Edmonds Overdosed During SnoCo Point-In-Time Count

EDMONDS, WA — The Snohomish Health District on Monday released the results of its annual point-in-time snapshot of drug overdoses in the county. Twenty-seven people overdosed on drugs — mostly opioids — during a one-week period in July, including two deaths.

The 2019 count was much lower than the count in 2018, when 57 people overdosed. Two of the 2019 overdoses happened in Edmonds. Everett and Snohomish saw a majority of the overdoses at 14 combined, however.

Here are other takeaways from the report:

• Almost 19 percent of overdose victims were homeless.
• 20 of the victims were saved with Naloxone, officials said. Eight of those people received Naloxone from a non-medical professionals like a friend or bystander.
• About 67 percent of overdose victims were white, and 14 were men.
• The top three places where an overdose occurred were at a private home (12), a hotel or motel room (5), and in a car (3).
• Apart from heroin, the overdose victims were using a variety of substances at the time of overdose, including alcohol, methamphetamine, and prescription drugs.

The seven-day count took place July 8 to 14. The information was collected by police, EMS medics, firefighters, hospital employees, the medical examiner, and syringe exchange staff.

The full snapshot is available at the Snohomish County Overdose Prevention website.