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Suspected Overdose totals drop to lowest numbers in a decade

Suspected Overdose totals drop to lowest numbers in a decade

In this June 19, 2018, photo, a safe needle disposal container hangs in the bathroom of VOCAL-NY headquarters in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The first officially authorized safe havens for people to use heroin and other narcotics have been cleared to open in New York City in hopes of curbing overdoses, the mayor and health commissioner said Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Photo: Associated Press/AP Photo/Mary Altaffer


MANCHESTER, N.H.- Suspected drug overdose totals in Manchester and Nashua have dropped to their lowest numbers in a decade, according to new data from the American Medical Response.

Between Manchester and Nashua, there were 35 suspected overdoses during the month of October.

According to officials with American Medical Response, the numbers are the result of years of hard work in educating the community, introducing the overdose reversal drug, Narcan, and getting people help when they need it most.

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