'Heartbreaking': Over 2,600 NYC overdose deaths in 2021, DOH says

NEW YORK (PIX11) — More than 2,600 New York City overdose deaths were recorded in 2021, with fentanyl involved in 80%, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said Thursday. “These deaths are heartbreaking and many, if not most, are absolutely preventable,” city Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan said, in part, in a statement. In [...]