Group advocating for addiction recovery launches in Snohomish County

EVERETT — Spirits were high at the Everett Recovery Café as people talked, sang karaoke, and feasted on pizza and Italian sodas piled high with whipped cream.

People were there to do more than party last week, though. The gathering at 1212 California St. was to celebrate the launch of the Snohomish County Recovery Coalition, a group that will lobby for policy changes to support recovery from addiction.

The coalition, with around 40 members and counting, is a local chapter of the Washington Recovery Alliance doing similar work on a state level.

In the last legislative session, the alliance advocated for recovery support services to be included in the funding plan for the payout from settlements with opioid distributors and manufacturers. The alliance also opposed criminalizing drug possession, advocating for treatment and recovery services instead.

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