Towns that dread sundown, tranq edition
Tranq is here.. and everywhere.. heartbreaking and ghoulish videos of people with amputated limbs and skin falling off makes the scenery appear to be more akin to a horror movie than reality.
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The locals enter the world: Business shootings, Momo, and the death of Pat Murphy
It’s been a wild coal region week.. from the death of #PatMurphy to #momo and business shootings.. towns that dread sundown abound.
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
President Donald Trump has declared the opioid crisis a national emergency. He announced the decision Thursday while answering questions from the media, and the move came in response to recommendations in an interim report from a newly formed opioid commission, the White House announced.
but just when you thought it was safe to declare your local neighborhood a part of the national emergency.. SLATE counters with this: Why Data About the Opioid Epidemic Is So Unreliable MORE: As staggering as those numbers are, though, there are many reasons to believe the numbers we have are unreliable. One recent study … Read morePresident Donald Trump has declared the opioid crisis a national emergency. He announced the decision Thursday while answering questions from the media, and the move came in response to recommendations in an interim report from a newly formed opioid commission, the White House announced.
Ohio city’s morgues are full, thanks to opioid crisis
Ohio city’s morgues are full, thanks to opioid crisis : The bodies are stacked high–from the floor to the ceiling. = This CNN story is focusing on Ohio–even a tidbit about a sheriff of Clermont County whose wife is a heroin addict. Police and officials have learned in the state that the drug addiction crisis … Read moreOhio city’s morgues are full, thanks to opioid crisis
Ohio city’s morgues are full, thanks to opioid crisis
Ohio city’s morgues are full, thanks to opioid crisis : The bodies are stacked high–from the floor to the ceiling. = This CNN story is focusing on Ohio–even a tidbit about a sheriff of Clermont County whose wife is a heroin addict. Police and officials have learned in the state that the drug addiction crisis … Read moreOhio city’s morgues are full, thanks to opioid crisis
Drug task force dilemma in Schuylkill County
Drug task force dilemma in Schuylkill County: bad timing.. bad location.. a community in Schuylkill County PA may be giving up on the County Drug Task Force.. As the opioid epidemic continues to sweep across Pennsylvania, many area police departments are joining county-wide drug initiatives. But the Mayor of Port Carbon said some of the … Read moreDrug task force dilemma in Schuylkill County
Drug task force dilemma in Schuylkill County
Drug task force dilemma in Schuylkill County: bad timing.. bad location.. a community in Schuylkill County PA may be giving up on the County Drug Task Force.. As the opioid epidemic continues to sweep across Pennsylvania, many area police departments are joining county-wide drug initiatives. But the Mayor of Port Carbon said some of the … Read moreDrug task force dilemma in Schuylkill County
From PHILLY.COM: Once the Cathedral of Kensington, now a heroin shooting gallery
From PHILLY.COM: Once the Cathedral of Kensington, now a heroin shooting gallery: For nearly a century Ascension, with its towering columns and bell tower and interior that brought to mind the churches of Europe, was proudly nicknamed by parishioners the Cathedral of Kensington. It was deconsecrated in 2012 and sold two years later. Now, the … Read moreFrom PHILLY.COM: Once the Cathedral of Kensington, now a heroin shooting gallery
JULY 4 OD’d NATION
Drug overdoses are suddenly exploding in at least three counties in Pennsylvania.. TOWNS THAT DREAD SUNDOWN. 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 … Read moreJULY 4 OD’d NATION