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AUDIT: Connecticut Prescription Monitoring Has Not Prevented A Rise In Drug Overdose Deaths AUDIT: Connecticut Prescription Monitoring Has Not Prevented A Rise In Drug Overdose Deaths
Audit: Connecticut Prescription Monitoring Has Not Prevented A Rise In Drug Overdose Deaths Despite great effort, the Connecticut Prescription Monitoring Program isn’t adequately tracking when strong drugs are prescribed or dispensed, according to a report by the state’s Auditor. The audit found that while most people made good use of the system, the program needs legal, enforcement, and data collection tweaks to be more effective.  Launched in 2008, the monitoring program seeks to reduce the number of drug overdoses by tracking controlled substances.  That hasn't happened. While Connecticut has seen a reduction in opioids dispensed over the last several years, the aud…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Five Fatal Fentanyl Overdoses In One Day Leads To Unrest For CT Police, Officials Five Fatal Fentanyl Overdoses In One Day Leads To Unrest For CT Police, Officials
Five Fatal Fentanyl Overdoses In One Day Leads To Unrest For CT Police, Officials Elected and police officials in Connecticut are expressing concerns after there was a spike in overdose deaths - including five in 15 hours - involving fentanyl and other drugs. Officers from the Hartford Police Department reported that between approximately 7 p.m. on Monday, June 3 through 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4, officers were dispatched to five fatal fentanyl overdoses in specific areas of the city. The five deaths make it 39 deaths related to drugs this year. There have also been nearly a dozen police rescues using Narcan. Last year, 1,017 people died of drug overdoses in Connec…

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by Zak Failla
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Person Of Interest Arrested In Connection With Overdoses Of 30-Plus People At City Park Person Of Interest Arrested In Connection With Overdoses Of 30-Plus People At City Park
Person Of Interest Arrested In Connection With Overdoses Of 30-Plus People At City Park As the number of people who have overdosed has grown to more than 30 people at a New Haven city park, a person of interest has been arrested. Officials began receiving reports of drug overdoses at the park known as the Haven Green, Tuesday evening when three people were believed to have overdosed, officials said. Just after 8 a.m. Wednesday, the City’s 911 Center began to receive calls reporting possible additional overdoses on the New Haven Green, said Rick Fontana, director, of New Haven Emergency Operations. Just after 3 p.m., the New Haven Police Department announced it has made an arr…

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by Kathy Reakes