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CT Officials Warn Of Marijuana Laced With Fentanyl After Dozens Of Overdoses CT Officials Warn Of Marijuana Laced With Fentanyl After Dozens Of Overdoses
CT Officials Warn Of Marijuana Laced With Fentanyl After Dozens Of Overdoses Health officials in Connecticut have issued a warning regarding fentanyl-laced marijuana after dozens of overdoses. The Connecticut Overdose Response Strategy and the Connecticut Department of Public Health, have recently received reports of overdose patients who have exhibited opioid overdose symptoms and required naloxone for revival.  The patients denied any opioid use and claimed to have only smoked marijuana, the department said. Recent incidents where only marijuana use was reported but naloxone was required: July 2021 – 11 cases August 2021 – nine cases September 2021 – nine …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Norwalk Police Name Officers Of Month Norwalk Police Name Officers Of Month
Norwalk Police Name Officers Of Month The Norwalk Police Department has named its Officers of the Month for January: Sergeant Justin Bisceglie, Officer Javier Mogollon and Officer Ralph DeVito. Officials say these officers earned these awards after an incident on Saturday, Jan. 12. Sergeant Justin Bisceglie, Officer Javier Mogollon and Officer Ralph DeVito responded to a residence on the report of an unconscious person. They quickly noticed that the person was not breathing and began ventilation. The officers also determined that the individual was suffering from an overdose of opioids. Within minutes, they successfully adminis…

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by Valerie Musson
Lifestyle
Overdose Deaths From Opioids Hit Record High In 2017 Overdose Deaths From Opioids Hit Record High In 2017
Overdose Deaths From Opioids Hit Record High In 2017 Opioids continue to plague the country, as overdose deaths peaked toa record high last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Preliminary estimates from the CDC found that drug overdoses killed nearly 72,000 people in America in 2017, a record number and rise of approximately 10 percent. The count includes deaths that occurred in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. According to the CDC, the rise in overdoses comes as more Americans are using opioids, and the drugs are becoming stronger and more deadly. In January 2017, the CDC had said there was a predicted 2,521 predi…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Four Suspected Overdose Deaths Reported In Nine Days In Litchfield County Four Suspected Overdose Deaths Reported In Nine Days In Litchfield County
Four Suspected Overdose Deaths Reported In Nine Days In Litchfield County Four untimely deaths potentially related to heroin overdoses were reported in nine days in Litchfield County, state police said on Saturday. Connecticut State troopers and Connecticut State Police detectives from Western District Major Crime are investigating the deaths. These overdoses have been reported over the past two weeks, where different items of suspected heroin paraphernalia were found at each scene. It is unknown at this time if any of the consumed narcotics were contaminated by any substances that were unknown to the deceased, state police said. Symptoms of opioid overdose i…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
OD Victim Slumped Over Steering Wheel Rescued By Stamford Officers OD Victim Slumped Over Steering Wheel Rescued By Stamford Officers
OD Victim Slumped Over Steering Wheel Rescued By Stamford Officers Some fast acting police officers in Stamford helped save the life of a 35-year-old man who was found slumped over his steering wheel, suffering from a potential overdose. Last year, officers from the Stamford Police Department were issued Narcan kits “in order to assist one of ours if exposed to any opioid-related exposures or to assist the public in the course of an overdose.” Those kits had not been needed, until this week. On Monday, officers were dispatched to a medical call in the east side of Stamford, where there was a report of a potential overdose victim. Upon arrival at the scene,…

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by Zak Failla
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Fairfield Man Involved In Overdose Death Sentenced To Prison Fairfield Man Involved In Overdose Death Sentenced To Prison
Fairfield Man Involved In Overdose Death Sentenced To Prison A Fairfield man was sentenced Tuesday to prison for distributing drugs involved in an overdose death, according to the Department of Justice.  John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that John H. Vibbert, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing heroin and fentanyl involved in an overdose death. According to court documents, in the early hours of May 31, 3016, Connecticut State Police and emergency medical personnel…

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
Westport Hosts Free Narcan Training Session Thursday Westport Hosts Free Narcan Training Session Thursday
Westport Hosts Free Narcan Training Session Thursday WESTPORT, Conn. -- The Westport Prevention Coalition will host a free Naloxone/Narcan training session on Thursday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. at Westport Town Hall. Naloxone is an antidote used to treat opioid overdoses. Ellen Brezovsky, LCSW, Director of Community Relations at Silver Hill Hospital, will facilitate the training. The training session is open to the first 30 registrants, who will learn how to identify an opioid overdose and administer naloxone. The presentation will also include an overview of opioid use in Connecticut and discussion of risk factors for opioid dependence. “Upon compl…

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by Casey Donahue