drug overdoses

Last year, over 1,200 people in Connecticut died of a drug overdose, and that crisis continues. New Haven says it has seen 12 fatal overdoes in the past two weeks alone. Cities around the state are seeing an increase in overdoses and are trying to curb the trend. In a 24-hour span from Jan. 26 to the 27, Willimantic saw…

After the suspected overdose death of a firefighter, New Britain has come to an agreement with the union to conduct random drug tests on city firefighters.

DCF reports a rise in cases since the start of the pandemic.

Just from Saturday to Monday, the Department of Public Health tracked 6 fatal drug overdoses and 26 non-fatal in New London County.

The Connecticut Department of Public Health has issued a public health advisory about a potential cluster of fatal and non-fatal drug overdoses in New London County. DPH officials said between Saturday and Monday, there were over 30 overdoses in New London County. According to DPH officials, the six fatal overdoses happened in Norwich (4), New London (1) and Griswold/Jewett City…

The fentanyl overdose of a 13-year-old at the Sports and Medical Science Academy in Hartford last week is still sending shockwaves through the state. So now, schools are scrambling to get Narcan, along with training staff on how to administer it. Narcan, also known as Naloxone, is an opioid reversal drug used in emergency situations. But it’s more than...

Amid recent incidents of school-related drug overdoses, the Consolidated School District of New Britain announced they’ll be training their staff to use Narcan. Narcan, also known as Naloxone, is an opioid reversal drug used in emergency situations. The city will train school administrators first, with the help of New Britain EMS. Training will eventually expand to teachers and the...

We’re checking in on the state’s real-time overdose tracking system known as SWORD with Peter Canning, EMS Coordinator for UConn Health. He tells us what trends they’re seeing and how the data they collect is used to improve the public health response to the opioid crisis.