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The CDC says more than 100-thousand fatal drug overdoses occurred in the first 12 months of the pandemic. It’s a staggering number that area groups are hoping to turn around. Darryl Roberson is with “Voices Of Community Activists and Leaders” or “VOCAL N-Y” and they give out fentanyl test strips and Narcan, which can reverse an overdose…
In the city, the Health Department says fentanyl is the most common substance found in all overdose deaths. Melissa Moore is with the “Drug Policy Alliance” and says its presence in so many illicit drug batches demands a “people-first” approach to addiction…
Any New Yorker seeking help with an addiction, for themselves or a loved one, can call 877-8-HOPE-NY.