At Least 79 Overdoses Reported in New Haven, Connecticut

NEW HAVEN, Conn.--Emergency crews in New Haven responded to nearly 80 overdoses on the synthetic drug K2 between Tuesday night and Wednesday and another three early Thursday morning. Emergency crews responded to the New Haven Green, a park near Yale University, Tuesday night for three suspected ODs. More cases came to light Wednesday morning when around 18 people collapsed on the New Haven Green in a span of three-and-a-half hours, authorities said. As of 10 p.m. Wednesday, first responders had been called to close to 76 suspected overdoses, the majority of which occurred on or around the Green. Of those, 72 people were transported to the hospital, and four patients refused to be taken, officials said. Read more at NBCconnecticut.com. RELATED ARTICLES Fentanyl Presents Need for New Strategies for Combatting Opioid Abuse New Jersey’s EMS Response to the Opioid Epidemic Beyond Naloxone: Providing Comprehensive Prehospital Care to Overdose Patients in the Midst of a Public Health Crisis
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