RPD responded to 3 overdoses this morning; warns residents about spike in cases
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(ABC 6 News) – Rochester police sent out a warning Thursday, Oct. 26, that they are seeing an uptick in drug overdoses.
According to public information officer Amanda Grayson, officers responded to three overdoses on Thursday morning alone — a 30-year-old man in SW Rochester, a 23-year-old man in SE Rochester, and a 31-year-old man in NW Rochester.
Two days before, police responded to an overdose involving a 15-year-old girl.
Grayson said naloxone, or Narcan, was given to each person, and all of them survived.
Police suspect heroin and fentanyl use in all of the cases.
Information about the Police Assisted Recovery Program is available here.