MONTICELLO - About 50 overdoses have occurred in Sullivan County since the start of 2017, Public Health Director Nancy McGraw said on Friday.The news is staggering for the county of more than 77,000 residents, since the number of incidents is soaring.In 2015, there were a total of 40 opioid overdoses countywide leading to outpatient hospital emergency visits, according to state data.The growing opioid epidemic in Sullivan County led County Manager Josh Potosek to declare [...]

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