Fatal overdoses from heroin and related substances continue to rise in Worcester County, and across the Eastern Shore, as dealers market fentanyl mixtures to unsuspecting users.
Tim Sponaugle, Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team heroin coordinator, said non-fatal overdoses on the Eastern Shore have jumped by 13 percent on the shore overall, while fatal cases have grown by 29 percent compared to last year.
Sponaugle said half a dozen overdose deaths have occurred in Worcester County though this July 13, compared to four at the same point last year. Unlike the situation in other shore counties, Worcester has seen the number of non-fatal incidents drop from 34 this time last year to 24 so far in 2018.
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4 comments:
I thought this is why they developed naloxone to keep this from happening.
Social darwinism. This is a good thing.
How F'd up is the rest of Maryland when it's best little town in marMaryl is right in the middle of all the opiod overdose problem?!?!
Narcan isn't the answer. The users know that if things go wrong a dose of narcan will save them. It's their 'saving grace' (as long as they receive attention within a specific time frame) It's just ridiculous that the EMT's carry narcan like bottles of water, and that narcan is given away, but an EPI Pen for allergic reactions costs hundreds of dollars. The social message here is, we'd rather save and allow the users to live another day and continue on their path of destruction, but someone who suffers an allergic reaction, can just RIP. Nice message
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