oneida county overdose response team

The Oneida County Overdose Response Team has issued another Overdose Spike Alert.

Officials say, in the last 15 days there have been 21 overdose reports with four fatalities suspected to be associated with heroin.

The Oneida County Response Team is issuing a warning after a recent spike in overdoses.

Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente says steps taken by the County’s Overdose Response Team have resulted in a stabilization of the heroin overdose spike.

Oneida County officials say there have been 21 heroin overdoses over the past 10 days that resulted in five fatalities, primarily in Utica and Rome.