Austin, Texas, hit by opioid outbreak leaving at least 9 dead and 75 overdoses in 3 days Last year, the Texas legislature passed a bill that Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law changing state law to classify fentanyl poisoning as murder ... 05/4/2024 - 4:10 am | View Link
Police, state warn: 73 suspected drug overdoses, 2 deaths in 1 week in Sussex County The 73 suspected overdoses occurred between Friday, April 26 and Friday, May 2, with toxicology tests pending to confirm two suspected overdose deaths, the release said. The majority of overdoses have ... 05/3/2024 - 11:22 am | View Link
Officials say opioid 'outbreak' in Austin, Texas, linked to 9 deaths and 75 overdoses Texas officials are investigating an "outbreak" of opioid overdoses in Austin after emergency personnel responded to dozens of incidents from Monday to Wednesday, resulting in the suspected deaths of ... 05/2/2024 - 2:47 pm | View Link
Up to 11 deaths, over 75 cases tied to Austin overdose surge A spate of suspected overdoses that began in Austin early this week has now climbed to 79 cases, an Austin-Travis County EMS representative said Thursday. The Travis County Medical Examiner's Office ... 05/2/2024 - 1:18 pm | View Link
Nine dead, 66 affected by drugs believed to be laced with fentanyl, Austin officials say Preliminary toxicology reports suggest that the nine people who died in Austin this week had ingested fentanyl. 05/2/2024 - 4:16 am | View Link