Hey, good morning. I'm Patricia Murphy. It's Tuesday. This is Seattle now.

Stabilizing someone after a drug overdose is critical to their survival, and it's often not

the end of their struggle with opioid use disorder. A new recovery option is opening in Seattle

this week. We'll learn more about it with UW Medicines Caleb Banta Green in a minute.

But first, let's get you caught up.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell says he's looking at ways to increase security at public meetings

after what he calls a deeply

troubling incident last week. The city's LGBTQ commission says a person made statements during

a public comment period that implied they were carrying a weapon. Security was called and the individual

quickly left. An officer contacted the commenter and found they were not armed. Seattle's

Office of Civil Rights will look into ways to boost security and says it's committed to public

comment and open dialogue. If you're headed out to the water these waning days of summer, check

your beach. Several are closed for swimming right now. King County health officials say stay out of the water

at Madison Park Beach because of high bacteria levels and Mount Baker Beach because of a sewage

spill. Around the region, swimming is also closed at Jean Coulon, Luther Burbank, and Idlewood

beaches. Oh, and savor that sweet 8 p.m. sunset. It is the last one for a while.

The sun will set tonight at exactly 8 o'clock. Tomorrow, it goes down at 7.58, and it only gets

darker from there. Hey, at least we don't have to mess with the clocks until November 2nd.

I don't even know why I brought that up. Check back for more headlines on tonight's episode of Seattle Now.

Naloxone and medical assistance can be life-saving for people experiencing an opioid overdose.

But what happens afterwards is just as important for people who are dependent on opioids like fentanyl or heroin.

The great thing about opioid disorder is it is a treatable medical condition, and the frontline

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