With an average of about one every other week it is not very promising, the La Crosse County Health Department released the number of drug overdoses last year totaling at least 26 people. There were 16 men and 10 women between the ages of 21 and 73 who died from drug overdoses. Of those who died 17 had prescription painkillers in their systems 14 had fentanyl, 7 had heroin, 7 had methamphetamine and fifteen of them had a combination of drugs in their system. Totaling 26 deaths in 2017 or an average of one every other week. So sad. La Crosse County Health Department is now working on a way to combat these overdoses with a goal of 6 policies of programs in place by end of August. The county’s new overdose death review team will be studying these cases to see if there was missed opportunities for intervention, and work toward developing strategies to reduce drug deaths. I wonder if we are all to blame because of the glamorization of the drug culture with shows like Breaking Bad? I watched the show and rooted for Walter White.
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