Seattle Running Out of Dead Body Storage Due to Fentanyl ODs

Seattle’s fentanyl overdose crisis is so bad that the King County Medical Examiner is running low on storage for dead bodies. This shocking admission was made at a Board of Health meeting by Dr. Faisal Khan, Seattle-King County Public Health director.

“The Medical Examiner’s Office is now struggling with the issue of storing bodies because the fentanyl-related death toll continues to climb. Obviously, they have finite space in the coolers they use and that space is now being exceeded on a regular basis,” Dr. Khan has been admitted.

King County already has experienced more than one fatal overdose death per day from fentanyl in January. There were 31 deaths by Jan. 22, 2023. Last year, there were 1,019 overdose deaths in the county. The majority of these deaths were caused by fentanyl (686). It’s the highest number of overdose deaths the county has ever recorded.

Addicts with a low storage space

Drug overdoses are straining the Medical Examiner’s resources, forcing the county to adapt to the rise in deaths. Not only are these deaths on top of every other death handled by the county, but the area’s population has also been growing.

“We have options for temporary morgue surge capacity when our census count gets high, including storing decedents on autopsy gurneys and partnerships with funeral homes. We’re exploring longer-term options for adding more capacity,” A spokesperson for Public Health tells Jason Rantz on KTTH.

The drug crisis has worsened considerably since Washington Democrats decriminalized drugs after the state supreme court deemed the state’s felony possession law unconstitutional. Democrats had the option of changing one word in the law — adding “knowingly” to the possession law — but they opted to make it a misdemeanor, which is not charged. Essentially, Democrats legalized drugs to override Republican objections.

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In 2023, the crisis will get worse

Democrats don’t care about fixing their problems. Rather than focusing on re-criminalizing drugs, they’re pushing bills to expand the availability of fentanyl testing strips. Obviously, that won’t make a dent in the fatal overdoses. Democrats won’t condemn drug use because they claim that any judgment would stigmatize and discourage addicts from seeking treatment. Under the current permissive drug strategy, addicts aren’t seeking treatment and homelessness is rising.

“The biggest driver of these fatal overdoses involves fentanyl in white powder and in fake pills, which are flooding the streets,” Dr. Khan noted.

Where is the drug coming from? Our open southern border and chaotic points of entry with Mexico. While President Joe Biden has an open-border policy and Democrats do nothing to improve security, Democrats have no intention of tightening it. China has sent ingredients to make fentanyl to Mexico. Mexico is where the drug cartels distribute and manufacture this deadly drug.

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