COLUMBUS – Columbus police and fire personnel responded to eight overdoses, one of them deadly, in separate locations in less than six hours Saturday.
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Between 12:04 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. Saturday, officers and paramedics were called to respond to separate locations, mostly on the city’s West Side, where individuals were suffering from overdoses, Lt. Nick Konves of the Homicide Unit said.
One person died in the 700 block of Racine Avenue and seven others were treated at the scene or taken to hospitals for treatment, Konves said.
Six of the overdose incidents occurred on the West Side while the others occurred on the North Side and South Side, Konves said.
Authorities encourage resident to call 911 to report an overdose immediately as paramedics and police officers carry the anti-overdose drug Narcan and can provide help, said Konves.
Resources for Opiate Overdose Prevention can be found at the Columbus Public Health website.