A new mobile medical van will be deployed to Pioneer Square this summer as part of Seattle's investments in treating substance use disorder and post-overdose care. Mayor Bruce Harrell announced $7 million in funds Thursday aimed at combatting the opioid epidemic throughout the city. The funds are part of the city's $27 million investment in addressing the crisis this year. “The deadly fentanyl and synthetic opioid crisis that we are seeing on our streets and in our neighborhoods demands that we be urgent, compassionate, and innovative in how we help people suffering from addiction access life-saving treatment,” Harrell said. “Advancing one of the actions of my Executive Order, this new investment in a post-overdose recovery center and mobile clinics will stabilize people following a non-fatal overdose, alleviating their painful withdrawal symptoms that often cause them to use these highly addictive drugs again and connecting them to evidence-based treatment and recovery services." READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/new-overdose-recovery-facility-mobile-medical-van-address-opioid-crisis/281-5ebf301f-acfb-4ddf-83dc-8c820d487f8c