The city of Seattle and the county in which it is located, King County, is now planning to open two sites that will be designated safe consumption locations. Officials believe that providing a medically supervised environment where people can consume whatever substances they desire — no matter how legal — will help mitigate the substance abuse issues faced in the area.   In late January of 2017, the mayor of Seattle, Ed Murray, announced that the county was working toward the implementation of two safe consumption sites. One would be located in Seattle, while the other would be located elsewhere in the county, possibly in a less-centralized, more rural area.   The plan comes after a recommendation made last year by the Heroin and Prescription Opiate Addiction Task Force made the recommendation of opening a safe consumption site within the city. As with many other cities across the country, Seattle is currently dealing with high rates of overdose due to opioid substance abuse.   Mayor Murray cited the report compiled by the Task Force during his announcement in late January. He also added that he hoped to provide better treatment by providing greater access to addiction recovery treatment, including recovery tools like buprenorphine, and providing naloxone where possible. Naloxone is a medicine that can combat and reverse the effects of opioid overdose.   Like many cities across the country, Seattle has faced some devastating fallout due to the opioid addiction…