Schenectady County sees eight overdoses in 24 hours, police say; Adulterated cocaine likely source | The Daily Gazette
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SCHENECTADY – The Schenectady Police Department issued an extraordinary appeal for drug users to seek help and treatment Wednesday evening after eight overdoses occurred in Schenectady County in the last 24 hours.
None of the Schenectady overdoses are believed to have been fatal, but Rotterdam police later Wednesday reported two overdoses at the same location in the town and one of those was fatal.
At the Schenectady overdoses, Schenectady police or firefighters administered the Narcan overdose reversal agent in several instances in rapid succession Tuesday night in the Central State Street neighborhood, according to information obtained at the scenes. All the victims were taken to hospitals.