Grants from the Office of Addiction Services and Supports will support two Lexington Center for Recovery satellite locations in Ulster and Dutchess counties.
Albany County saw record opioid deaths in 2020
Albany County saw record opioid deaths in 2020
Officials say a rise in fentanyl-laced drugs and the mental and emotional strains of the pandemic are to blame
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Albany County Department of Mental Health Director Stephen Giordano talks about the increase in opioid overdose deaths during a press conference on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union
ALBANY Opioid overdoses killed a record number of people in Albany County in 2020.
Officials on Wednesday said there were 99 such deaths in the county, a 60 percent increase from 62 in 2019, which had been the county s worst previous year. The rise in fentanyl-laced drugs and a global pandemic that has strained people’s mental health and fueled a rise in addiction and drug use are believed to be behind the surge.