ADAI Resources: King County

King County, Washington Located on Puget Sound in Washington State, and covering more than 2,200 square miles, King County is nearly twice as large as the average county in the United States. With more than 1.7 million people, it also ranks as the 12th most populous county in the nation.

General County Information

Treatment and Prevention

Mental Health, Chemical Abuse and Dependency Services. Information on treatment services/providers, crisis centers, advocacy, children's services, and education/training, as well as a large collection of related web site links.

Criminal Justice

King County Drug Diversion Court Program. Adult and juvenile drug court contact information.

HIV/AIDS

Public Health Seattle-King County: HIV/AIDS Program. Harm reduction, treatment and training resources; county HIV/AIDS statistics.

Statistics

King County: Drug Use and Epidemiology. ADAI Research Brief 04-03.
Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG) Reports. Recent Drug Abuse Trends in the Seattle-King County Area: December 2003 | June 2003
Risk and Protective Profile for Substance Abuse Prevention for King County, Profile of Substance Use and Need for Treatment Services in King County. Source: RDA.
King County Medical Examiner. ME policies and procedures, reports containing data on deaths due to drugs or alcohol.
Public Health Seattle-King County: Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention. Reports and presentations on local ATOD surveys, community resources on treatment, prevention, training, events, programs and services.
Seattle School Survey of Drug Use and Problem Behavior. Survey of middle and high school students, including measures of perceived drug availability.

Washington State Resources Home

Updated 3/2003
http://depts.washington.edu/adai/wa/king.htm