Drug overdoses surge in Roanoke amid COVID-19 pandemic
Overdoses up at least 25% in Roanoke from 2019 to 2020
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Nationwide, drug overdoses have surged during the pandemic and the Roanoke Valley is experiencing the same trend.
It’s a crisis within a crisis, affecting more of our neighbors than ever before.
“It could be in a bathroom in a restaurant downtown, it could be at an intersection in South Roanoke, it could be at a house in Northwest, it could be in a parking lot in old Southwest,” Roanoke Fire-EMS Chief David Hoback said.
Hoback is sounding the alarm about what’s become a routine call in the Star City.