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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed Apr 19, 2023, 12:39 PM Apr 2023

Lynnwood council bans new drug treatment centers for 6 months

LYNNWOOD — Months after a controversial opioid treatment center opened next to the Alderwood Boys and Girls Club, the Lynnwood City Council has passed an emergency moratorium halting any similar centers for six months.

The ordinance approved Monday pauses permit processing for new addiction treatment centers. It comes four months after the controversial Acadia opioid treatment center stirred public outcry. The ordinance passed 5-1 with City Council member Shirley Sutton voting no. Council member Josh Binda was absent.

Three days before the “emergency” meeting, David Kleitsch, the city’s development and business services director, notified Mayor Christine Frizzell of an application for what could be a drug treatment center.

Kleitsch had received an application for a “business tenant improvement” that would be used as a clinic. After further digging, staff found the applicant, which was not named at the meeting, provides “substance use disorder treatment programs providing outpatient medication assisted treatment via medication, counseling and community based services.”

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/lynnwood-council-bans-new-drug-treatment-centers-for-6-months/

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Lynnwood council bans new drug treatment centers for 6 months (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2023 OP
Most would be surprised at how many opioid addicts are smart, creative, intelligent folks Hugh_Lebowski Apr 2023 #1
 

Hugh_Lebowski

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1. Most would be surprised at how many opioid addicts are smart, creative, intelligent folks
Wed Apr 19, 2023, 12:48 PM
Apr 2023

Opioids have a widespread allure that often belies typical expectations in terms of socioeconomic class, education level, etc.

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