10 overdose deaths in 9 days

10 overdose deaths in 9 days

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An opioid response plan is in effect in muhlenberg county tonight.

Health officials say a*significant increase in overdoses in the past 48 hours prompted the immediate action.

Reporter tyler druin has the alarming details?

From central city kentucky.

You cannot put a demographic, socioeconomi c status or culture, on any one type of individual that may suffer from drug abuse that could potentially lead to overdose.

It a crisis nationwide, and it hitting west kentucky with a vengeance!

"muhlenberg county doesn't have a huge heroin issues to say, but in the last couple of weeks we have seen that increasin?

The drug overdose pandemic is real.sweeping through communities large and small.devasta ting families, leaving children without parents, creating a lifestyle of heartache and havoc "primarily what wev'e been seeing here is the meth addictions, our sheriff is taking a very aggressive approach to combat the meth, we are going to treat the heroin and opioid the same way"since march first?

Emergency medical crews in muhlenburg county have responded to 10 or more overdose 911 call?

Some of which resulted in death?

Currently pending toxicology results from the medical examiner's office.?

Emergency responders?

Averaging one over dose patient a da?

"i do know emergency services and sheriffs department are working hard to see what they can get and figure out, a lot of things come to mind, is there a shipment of illegal drugs thats come in that have fentynal added to it" there are options for those in need, the health department in central city is offering free narcan, no questions asked.

"when they come in to get the narcan they will be trained on how to use it and how to do rescue breathing as well, to allow the person to stay alive until 911 gets there" in 2019 the cdc did a one year study revealing nearly 70,000 people died accidentally, while trying to get high.

Rural america has fallen victim to the pandemi?

With higher reported cases of depression and anxiety, less jobs, and more poverty stricken communities, la?

Enforcement says people are getting high out of boredom, or to cope with every day struggles, creating a dark path, ruining lives or sometimes causing death.

" if we get out here, and we find people, and these people are involved in drug trafficking bringing narcotics into our county there are residents in our county dealing in narcotics then we are going to make sure their prosecuted and these folks are going to go to jail" in central city, tyler druin 44news.

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