Everett passed a proposal to criminalize exposing minors to drugs like fentanyl. Advocates say it protects children; critics warn it may deter emergency calls.
EVERETT, Wash. — Editor’s note: The above video originally aired March 10.
Since 2019, at least 32 children have suffered drug overdoses in Everett — several of them fatal. Now, the city has passed an ordinance making it illegal to expose minors to dangerous drugs like fentanyl, but the proposal faced pushback.
Washington state law currently only prohibits exposing children to meth. In recent years, lawmakers have pushed to expand that to drugs like fentanyl, where as little as 2
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