An overdose spike alert has been issued regarding several overdoses in Oneida County, meaning there are street drugs circulating the area that are laced with fentanyl.
The Oneida County Overdose Response Team is warning the public of potentially dangerous and tainted cocaine in the City of Utica that is believed to have killed two people.
An uptick in overdoses and a dangerous trend involving non-opioid drugs containing fentanyl has led the Oneida County Overdose Response Team to issue a public health alert.
A problem that was here long before COVID-19 is opioid addiction and substance use disorders. The Oneida County Sheriff's Office is announcing another tragic surge in overdose cases and deaths.
The Oneida County Overdose Response Team is teaming up with the Utica Fire Department and Midstate EMS to launch the county’s first Narcan “Leave Behind Program.”