Fatal overdoses in Albany County on track to set another annual record
At least 37 people are confirmed to have died of an opioid–related overdose in the county since the start of the year through the end of May, County …
Madison County drug overdoses sky rocket in 2020
(WAFF) – Drug overdoses in Madison County are projected to be up more than 33%, according to Madison County Coroner Tyler Berryhill. Berryhill said …
Autopsy: Tennessee mother died of overdose in home; baby son died of starvation, dehydration
A mother found dead with her infant son at a Middle Tennessee home earlier this year died as a result of a drug overdose, autopsy results released …
Report: Number of overdose deaths increased in Knox, Anderson counties
— The Knox County Regional Forensic Center released its 2020 Drug–Related Death Report for Knox and Anderson counties on Monday. Officials said …
Opioid overdoses spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, data from Pennsylvania show
When social distancing began in March 2020, addiction treatment experts were concerned that shutdowns might result in a spike in opioid overdose …
Overdose deaths increase 41% in Knox County
According to the report, the number of overdose deaths in Knox County increased 41 percent compared to a 9.8 percent decrease in 2019. The Knox …
Overdose deaths in Lawrence County
Statewide, overdose deaths started a rapid rise about six years ago. From 2015 to 2017, overdose deaths in Pennsylvania increased, from 3,453 to …
Free naloxone distributed to community for reviving people who have overdosed
It gives that person the chance to seek treatment,” Weiland said. … codes in terms of overdoses and overdose deaths: 44035 and 44052 in the Elyria …
Jessie Dunleavy: Hogan’s veto of bill decriminalizing drug paraphernalia was about politics, not …
Just knowing that our country’s mass incarceration has grown to break world records, while our rates of addictions and overdose deaths have done the …
Orange County’s new needle-exchange program aims to reduce harm of drug use
Also, accidental drug deaths in Orange and Osceola counties soared to 567 in 2020, a nearly 30% increase from 439 fatal overdoses in 2019, …