heroin deaths spike

January 31, 2014 | Staff Writer

MD Reports Increase in Heroin Overdose Deaths

The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) announced on Jan. 31, that Maryland’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) is reporting an increase in the number of deaths linked to a potent and deadly batch of heroin that is tainted with fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid. According to OCME data, between September […]

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November 4, 2013 | Sonya Burke

Heroin Overdose Deaths (Video)

In this MyMCMedia extra, Montgomery County Councilmember Phil Andrews talks about the recent spike in heroin overdose deaths in Montgomery County:

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August 23, 2013 | Staff Writer

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Spike in Heroin Deaths (Video)

UPDATED Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department’s Major Crimes Division and the Special Investigations Division are investigating a recent spike in heroin overdose deaths that have occurred in the county. County Cable Montgomery’s Susan Kenedy has more in this report first broadcast on County Report this Week. At least seven overdose deaths have been […]

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