WESTMINSTER, Md. (AP) - Officials in Carroll County are raising concerns after a slew of drug overdoses in the area.
Local news media outlets report that at least seven people overdosed on drugs in the county between 10 a.m. and noon on Friday. The overdoses prompted officials to issue a community alert warning residents about the presence of extra potent drugs in the area.
County Health Officer Ed Singer tells The Baltimore Sun that it’s the first time he remembers “having seven people show up to the hospital in such a short period of time.”
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Linda Auerback is substance abuse supervisor for the Carroll County Health Department. She told the newspaper that as of Friday afternoon, no had died as a result of the overdoses, but couldn’t provide additional information.
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