Mansfield Police Concerned About Spike in Overdoses

Mansfield Police is concerned about the spike in overdoses here in the first week of January, as there have been 14 reported through January the 9th and 2 have resulted in deaths.  Chief Ken Coontz told RichlandSource.com that there could be another death linked to an overdose too, which these overdoses are believed to be caused by fentanyl.  There were only 3 combined overdoses in the first week of January of 2016 and 2017 combined.



NEW YORK, NY - MAY 27: A kit of Naloxone, a heroin antidote that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, is displayed at a press conference about a new community prevention program for heroin overdoses in which New York police officers will carry kits of Naloxone, on May 27, 2014 in New York City. The New York Police Department is being provided 19,500 kits for officers; the program will begin after officers receive training. The Naloxone is administered nasally. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

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