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Overdoses up dramatically
From April to December 2020, non-fatal drug overdoses reported to Taunton police went up by 64% compared to those months the year before, increasing from 109 in 2019 to 179 in 2020.
According to Dr. Brian O Connor, president and medical director of Middlesex Recovery Norton, one potential cause, which was a problem before the pandemic, is the growing prevalence of fentanyl on the street and in other street drugs. Probably the number one reason it happened is counterfeit pill production meaning that patients are coming into our office stating that they purchased an oxycodone or a Xanax on the street and it actually was fentanyl, he said.
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Wicked Local
Like parents everywhere, one immigrant mother in Plymouth was concerned about her twin children. Were they getting enough food? Were they safe and protected? Were they keeping warm in the winter chill?
With the economic downturn brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, she was finding it difficult to make ends meet and was worried she was not adequately providing for her youngsters. Health Imperatives, however, was there to help.
The Plymouth office of the regional agency dedicated to improving the health and well-being of low-income or vulnerable families and individuals donated 19 new winter coats to children in the community. Two of them went to the twins of this concerned mother.