Overdose Spike in KC and NW Missouri

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Overdose Spike in KC and NW Missouri


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Reports are emerging of a recent surge in overdoses in the KC area, especially in and around Buchanan County/St. Joseph’s area. 
 
 
Here is a local news story, featuring St Kolbe Puckett treatment center founder and staff: https://www.kq2.com/content/news/Buchanan-County-EMS-reports-overdoses-doubling-from-2020–574124981.html
 
According to HIDTA this is largely due to counterfeit Oxycodone pills and powder heroin/fentanyl… but we’ve also heard about contaminated meth supplies (a reminder to give naloxone and fentanyl test strips even if someone doesn’t report using opioids!)