Spokane Mayor gives new plans on addressing opioid crisis [Video]

SPOKANE, Wash. – Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown announced an emergency action plan for addressing the opioid crisis in Spokane.

The action plan will directly impact the 2nd and Division Street corridor, which the mayor’s office said is most impacted by the opioid crisis.

Brown addressed the use and overdose rates that specifically the homeless population in Spokane is facing.

“It is no surprise that our community is dealing with the horrific impacts of fentanyl and other opioids. It is taking the lives of our loved ones and neighbors, and requires swift action. Today’s emergency declaration allows us to take a variety of efforts to combat this crisis and do so in a coordinated, strategic way,” Mayor Brown said.

She sympathized with the residents and business owners that have also seen the impacts of the crisis by default.

The emergency action plan would help move funding and open more doors that …