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Why Washington Needs the SAFE Act (~1,300 words) (Above) Washington State Capital Building. Introduction: A Crisis We Can No Longer Ignore Across Washington, addiction is silently and steadily reshaping lives. The stories are everywhere — in hospitals, in families, in classrooms, in workplaces, and in the quiet corners of communities where people struggle alone. Addiction is not an issue affecting “other people.” It is affecting us, our loved ones, our neighbors, and our stat

(~1,250 words) Introduction: A Tool for All Every day in Washington, thousands of people fight silent battles — with cravings, with peer pressure, with old habits, with the fear of slipping back into something they fought so hard to escape. For many, the hardest part of avoiding relapse isn’t the desire to stay sober; it’s the easy access to the very substances they’re trying to avoid. That’s why voluntary self-exclusion — the ability to self-ban from purchasing addictive sub