First responders were called to nine drug overdoses last weekend - two in Rome and seven in the city of Utica. One of the incidents in Utica was fatal, officials said.
After responding to help a overdose victim, four deputies began to experience the same symptoms including headache and dizziness. One came very very close to passing out and another deputy administered Narcan, officials said.
A troubling scene in Sylvan Beach where police say the responded to a reported overdose and wound up finding five small children in a home with four adults who were apparently overdosing on drugs.
The Broome County Health Department is one of four counties in New York State given money to help build health department capacity for opioid overdose prevention.
Sheriff’s officials in Delaware County are reminding residents that the New York 911 Good Samaritan Law protects people from charges if they are seeking help for a person overdosing on drugs.