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Texas overdose surge: 2 detained after 70+ overdoses, multiple deaths
It is apparent there is a deadly batch of illicit narcotics in our community,” APD Asst. Chief Eric Fitzgerald said in a Tuesday press conference.
Two Arrested in Austin Amid Opioid Overdose Flurry, Suspects Allegedly Linked to String of Fatalities
Two suspects have been arrested in Austin, TX, linked to a spate of opioid overdoses, with one case involving fentanyl-laced crack cocaine.
Why deaths related to Austin's 'overdose outbreak' may not be ruled an overdose
Texas law will allow authorities to pursue murder charges if if they catch whoever sold the deadly batch of narcotics.
Overdose surge: 2 detained after 70+ overdoses, multiple deaths in Austin
When ATCEMS was asked if all eight deaths involved in this outbreak were opioid-related ... It is so easy to use you, don’t hardly need any training.” ‘An uphill battle’: Overdose calls on the rise, ATCEMS says Texas Harm Reduction Alliance ...
Austin sees deadliest overdose outbreak in years. What are signs of an opioid overdose?
Nine people died in what Austin officials termed the city's deadliest overdose outbreak in nearly a decade. Here's what to know about opioid overdoses.
Suspect in Austin opioid overdose outbreak arrested: affidavit
A suspect has been arrested in connection to the outbreak of opioid overdoses in downtown Austin, according to an arrest affidavit.
Austin's deadliest opioid overdose spike in a decade raises alarm in San Antonio
The City of Austin is seeing the biggest opioid overdose spike in over a decade. The batch of deadly drugs is prompting concern amongst the I-35 corridor.
Man arrested in connection to deadly Austin overdose outbreak
A man is in custody following a deadly overdose outbreak in Austin. According to court documents obtained by KVUE, 55-year-old Johnny Lee Wright was arrested Monday afternoon after several overdoses were reported in Downtown Austin.
Police, state warn: 73 suspected drug overdoses, 2 deaths in 1 week in Sussex County
The 73 suspected overdoses occurred between Friday, April 26 and Friday, May 2, with toxicology tests pending to confirm two ...
How fentanyl and COVID-19 pandemic reshaped the racial profile of overdose deaths in US
For as long as statistics about opioid overdose deaths have been collected in the United States, white individuals have been ...
‘Multiple hand-to-hand transactions’: Arrest warrant provides more details in Austin overdose surge
An arrest affidavit provided more details about two people considered persons of interest in the overdose surge that first happened earlier this week in downtown Austin. The Austin Police ...
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College students want to help during an opioid overdose but don’t know how
A survey of college students reported many are comfortable calling emergency services for an overdose, but fewer know how to intervene with naloxone.
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True number of xylazine-involved overdose deaths unknown in Virginia
A tranquilizer called xylazine is increasingly being found in the US illegal drug supply and linked to overdose deaths, ...
DuPage overdose deaths down 24% in 2023, but ‘we still have a long way to go,’ coroner says
For the first time in the past decade, overdose deaths in DuPage County took a significant downturn in 2023, decreasing 24% from the year before, according to a new coroner’s office report. The drop, ...
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Q&A: Pandemic policies linked to overdose spike
Did lockdowns have an unintended consequence of increasing drug overdose deaths? Wolf: Yes, lockdown policies appear to have contributed to an increase in drug overdose deaths. This could have ...
Cracking Down on Drug Dealers, Overdose Deaths in Marion County
The Marion County Prosecutor, IMPD, the DEA recently announced three new cases charging accused drug dealers with the deaths ...
Nine dead, 66 affected by drugs believed to be laced with fentanyl, Austin officials say
Preliminary toxicology reports suggest that the nine people who died in Austin this week had ingested fentanyl.