Title

"this just in" piece on drug-overdose fatalities in Portland. There were 16 dru

Authors

Jess Kilby

Source

Portland Phoenix

Date

1-11-2002

Pages

5

Abstract

"this just in" piece on drug-overdose fatalities in Portland. There were 16 drug-overdose deaths in the city in 2001, most of which involved a drug called "smack". Sgt. Scott Pelletier of Maine DEA said the numbers of deaths would be much higher if not for the proximity of Maine Medial Center and Mercy hospitals, the quick response time of MEDCU, and efficacy of Narcan, a drug that counteracts narcotics in the bloodstream and is frequently used by paramedics on overdose calls.

Subjects

Drug abuse

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