If you dare ride public transit in Seattle, you’re nearly guaranteed to be exposed to these vile, soul-crushing poisons.
In 2022, there were nearly 1,900 reports of drug use in the bus system, 52 transit operators exposed to drug smoke and 16 workers’ comp claims for exposure.
Researchers reviewing air and surface samples from 11 buses and 19 train cars during evening routes found that 100 percent of the air specimens and 98 percent of surfaces were contaminated with meth. Twenty-five percent of the air samples and 46 percent of the surfaces showed traces of fentanyl.