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Rise in overdose cases in Chatham Co. in first 4 months of 2021 Rise in overdose cases in Chatham Co. in first 4 months of 2021 By Sean Evans | April 30, 2021 at 5:53 PM EDT - Updated April 30 at 6:43 PM SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - An alarming trend continues in Chatham County involving drug overdoses. Friday, the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team Director gave County Commission some insight into the battle to keep sometimes deadly illegal drugs out of the community. More and more people are having to be rushed to the hospital following a drug overdose in Chatham County. This is data from Chatham Emergency Services for the past three years of suspected overdoses they’ve responded to. In the first four months of 2019, there were 380 suspected overdoses. Same time period for 2020 rose to 472 cases. In the first four months of this year, we’re already at 596 cases. ....
Counterfeit fentanyl pills spark cluster of overdoses in Georgia henryherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from henryherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Memorial Health hopeful certificate will be granted for freestanding ERs in Richmond Hill, Pooler Memorial Health hopeful certificate will be granted for freestanding ERs in Richmond Hill, Pooler By Blair Caldwell | April 8, 2021 at 4:06 PM EDT - Updated April 8 at 6:40 PM SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Memorial Healthâs two freestanding ERs are back in process. You may remember in February they were stopped as a few local healthcare groups petitioned their certificate of need. But Memorial says that decision was reversed recently. Memorial Healthâs plan to build two freestanding ERs - one in Richmond Hill and another in Pooler - is back on. Doctors say it will give them the opportunity to care for emergency situations in critical time. ....
Primary Content Caption The recent cases of fentanyl-related harm, overdose, and death in the U.S. are linked not to prescription drugs but to illegally made fentanyl. Credit: DEA Georgia’s Department of Public Health has issued a warning about a cluster of overdoses from counterfeit pills that contain fentanyl, a potent opioid drug. Roughly 100 cases are suspected in the Augusta area, according to Public Health officials. But there also have been cases reported in the Savannah area and northwest Georgia, as well as a few in metro Atlanta. The sellers of the pills may have claimed they were Xanax, a drug used to treat anxiety and panic disorders, or the painkiller Percocet, according to a Monday alert from state epidemiologist Cherie Drenzek to community leaders. ....
In north suburbs, Hanukkah celebrated in parking lots, over Zoom and at outdoor menorahs chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.