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University Place councilor highlights opioid addiction as priority, seeks ways to help affected residents
Summary
Council Member Steve Worthington said opioid addiction affects many individuals and families in University Place and surrounding communities and that he wants the city to pursue ways to help people recover and return to normal life.
City Council Member Steve Worthington said he is focused on addressing the effects of opioid addiction in University Place and surrounding communities and is looking for ways the city can help residents recover.
"One of the passions is a perhaps as a council member, perhaps as a person, is, working with the effects of opioid addiction in our community and the communities around us," Worthington said. "It affects so many lives. I have seen how that affects individuals that are addicted. I've seen how it affects families. And I'm looking for ways that we can help help people through their addiction, help them to get back to a normal life."
Worthington framed addiction as "very, very, pervasive and relentless," and said the city needs to be equally relentless in responding. He described the goal in personal and community terms but did not lay out specific programs, funding sources, partners, or formal council directives tied to those comments.
The remarks are a statement of priority and personal commitment by a council member rather than a council action. No motion, vote, directive to staff, or program announcement accompanied the remarks in the transcript.
Worthington also noted his appreciation for city staff and encouraged residents to contact him with ideas; he did not provide contact details during these remarks.
