Orleans Coroner: Fentanyl leading cause of drug related deaths Coroner: Fentanyl leading cause of drug related deaths (Source: DEA) By FOX 8 Staff | March 2, 2021 at 12:01 PM CST - Updated March 2 at 12:16 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Orleans Parish Coroner Dr. Dwight McKenna released a report Tuesday (March 2) with data that shows accidental drug deaths have increased by 51 percent in Orleans Parish in 2020 as compared to 2019.
“The opioid epidemic in Orleans Parish is being fueled by a highly lethal, synthetic opiate known as fentanyl,” said McKenna. “As a result, street drugs in New Orleans are more deadly than they have ever been. In 2020, the number of overdose deaths in New Orleans was almost double the number of homicides.”
Paramedics who treated first COVID case in New Orleans get vaccine
Nelson said about half of the fire department s 575 members have signed up to take the vaccine. The NOPD is working to schedule vaccinations for its officers. Author: Danny Monteverde / Eyewitness News Published: 9:39 PM CST December 24, 2020 Updated: 9:39 PM CST December 24, 2020
NEW ORLEANS Paramedic Zander Schwartz and his partner, Alexia Archaga were the first paramedics who took care of the first known COVID-positive patient in the city.
On Thursday, they were first paramedics to get the Moderna vaccine.
“I was wondering, ‘Am I going to be hospitalized for this? Will it kind of blow over me?’’ Schwartz recalled Thursday, eight months after that happened. “Everything was unknown, so it was very unnerving.”
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hello, everyone. i m david shuster live in washington. start with breaking political news, the death of representative john murtha. word in just a few minutes ago the pennsylvania democrat died about an hour and a half ago of complications from gallbladder surgery. he was 77 years old. in 1974, murtha became the first combat veteran of the vietnam war elected to congress. recently frustration over the iraq war made him a forceful opponent of george bush calling for an immediate pullout of troops in 2005. we ll have reaction to this breaking news throughout the show, slug from pennsylvania in a few moments. in the world of politics, former governor sarah palin is everywhere. another speech to conservatives. in recent weeks she did her going rogue book tour. she and on fox news sunday, then stumped for texas governor perry. in the midst of it all, palin left little doubt about her lofty ambitions. she lashed out at president obama and offered barbs biting and laced with sar
their bailiwick. they want to deny it s a profitable business. dr. mckenna, i give you credit on one thing, that is one of the most creative ads we ve seen. whoever is doing your ads, you ve got something right there. dr. dwight mckenna, candidate for coroner of new orleans. thanks for joining us. thanks for having me. you re welcome. up next, how a snowy day in washington, d.c. got me thinking about living by my values. shuster s notebook is coming up. ( sneeze )