Spring 2018: Towns that dread sundown

Pennsylvania saw an 81 percent increase in hospital emergency department cases involving opioid overdoses in the 12 months leading up to last September. That rate of increase was the third highest in the country, behind only Wisconsin, where overdose cases went up 109 percent, and Delaware, where they went up 105 percent. MORE HERE.. 81%… … Read moreSpring 2018: Towns that dread sundown

FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND HELL: TOWNS THAT FEAR SUNDOWN GRIPPED BY HOLIDAY OVERDOSES

Drug overdoses are suddenly exploding in at least three counties in Pennsylvania.. A cluster of more than 50 overdoses within 48 hours in Tioga, Lycoming and Clinton Counties prompted a warning Friday about potential lethal risks of heroin that could be laced with fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. A spokeswoman for UPMC in PA told … Read moreFOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND HELL: TOWNS THAT FEAR SUNDOWN GRIPPED BY HOLIDAY OVERDOSES

This weekend: A nation of overdoses

The United States has (somewhat) finally started to pay attention to the heroin issue taking place within the borders of the country.. Perhaps not soon enough. And without solutions. A few months ago, I wrote a pained and detailed post about the towns that dread sundown here in America.. those little once quaint villages that are … Read moreThis weekend: A nation of overdoses