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Texas state capital seeing ‘unusually deadly' string of suspected overdoses: 'New batch' of drugs
 [FoxNews] Austin Chief Deputy Medical Director Heidi Abraham said there were more than 30 calls for overdoses on Monday, compared to the typical two to three calls per day. (Credit: Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services)Austin, Texas, saw an "unusually deadly" surge of more than 50 opioid overdoses between Monday and Tuesday, resulting in eight people dying and several others being rescued with Narcan, according to officials. At about 9 a.m. on Monday, Austin-Travis County EMS personnel began responding to a sudden surge in opioid-related overdose calls. Dispatchers received a series of calls in the downtown area, resulting in a rapid response team that included the Austin-Travis County EMS team and others, being deployed to downtown Austin. When the team arrived, they distributed over 200 Narcan rescue kits throughout the area to counteract the effects of opioid overdoses, while also providing lifesaving intervention to anyone overdosing on opioids. Related: Austin: 2024-04-30 Columbia suspends deadline-defying anti-Israel protesters; arrests at other campuses Austin: 2024-04-30 The Other Perfesser: University Presidents 'have participated in the creation of a monstrous movement on campuses' Austin: 2024-04-28 UT-Austin Students Arrested During Protests May Not Freely Roam the Campus Related: Narcan 02/19/2024 CBP's Top Medical Officer Tries to Order Fentanyl Lollipops ‐ His Reason Is Even More Preposterous Narcan 02/03/2024 Crisis in the Northwest: Fentanyl 'killing the mentally ill for a dollar a pill' in state with loose drug laws Narcan 01/03/2024 Utah man dies after crawling into plane engine at airport Posted by: Skidmark 2024-05-01 |
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