All but one of the overdoses appeared accidental, claiming the lives of six people under 30, including a seventeen-year-old.
Will County saw a spike in overdose deaths due to fentanyl-laced cocaine in recent months, according to local police, and has reported at least 115 fatal overdoses since the beginning of 2019. All but one of October's overdoses appeared accidental, claiming the lives of six people under thirty,The small sample could support larger trends in fentanyl use. Overdose deaths due to prescription opioids remain high, but stable, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
In Will County, eight decedents used fentanyl at the time of their overdose, but rarely by itself. In those cases, it was often mixed with alcohol and cocaine, or Xylazine in one case and an unspecified opiate in another, according to the local data. lowers are placed every day for the memory of the people who died from opioid overdose at the large encampment along Hiawatha and Cedar Avenues in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 21, 2018.The five overdoses not related to fentanyl were caused by an unspecified opiate, cocaine and heroin, possibly in tandem with other health complications in at least two cases.
One male seventeen-year-old passed away from Diphenhydramine and Hydroxyzine Intoxication in an apparent suicide, according to Will County. Five people in their twenties also died, mostly from fentanyl mixed with other drugs. A seventy-two-year-old passed away from cocaine intoxication and a heart condition.For years, many experts have cheered on policies that reduce opioid prescribing without any mention that POC are often *under-prescribed* opioids. Now, tapering policies are hurting them.
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