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Need Detox? King County Loses Public Beds As Overdoses Rise

Drug-caused deaths in King County from 1997 to 2014.
University of Washington's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute

Ross Reynolds talks with Dennis Donovan, director of the University of Washington's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, about the loss of detox beds in King County and what that means for people struggling with drug and alcohol addiction.