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![Downtown Everett, Wash., the seat of Snohomish County. The county has declared the opioid epidemic a life-threatening emergency and the county is now responding to the drug crisis as if it were a natural disaster.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20180910_ff_185-dc1f2fcb5ee324c4e406649908f0e8a3b5411e44-e1540834145491-900x422.jpg)
A Rural Community Decided To Treat Its Opioid Problem Like A Natural Disaster
By: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch | NPR
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A rural county in Washington declared the opioid epidemic a life-threatening emergency. It uses a multiagency coordination group straight out of FEMA’s playbook to respond to the crisis.