Sentences with phrase «confirmed opioid overdose»

As of May 1 of this year, there have been 24 confirmed opioid overdose deaths and another 114 suspected overdose deaths for which toxicology reports are pending.

Toxicology tests have confirmed opioid overdoses killed 421 people in Nassau and Suffolk counties last year.

Not exact matches

Burstein this week said 224 people have died this year, through last Thursday, from confirmed or suspected opioid and heroin overdoses.

In 2017, 30 people died from what appeared to be opioid - related overdoses, 28 of which are pending toxicology but two have been confirmed opioid related.

A small group of parents, teachers and friends highlighted this fact by lighting 180 luminous bags in front of Old County Hall on Monday, roughly the number of opioid overdose deaths cases confirmed by the Health Department so far this year.

There have been 112 confirmed fatal opioid overdoses so far this year in Erie County and another 132 suspected cases, said County Health Department Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein.

Last month, the Erie County Health Department confirmed that the number of opioid and heroin overdose deaths in 2015 was more than double the number of the previous year.

That includes 193 confirmed cases and 123 pending cases, of which a small number may be due to something other than an opioid overdose once tests are completed.

«This study confirms that the emergency department provides a promising opportunity for opioid overdose harm reduction measures through overdose education and naloxone rescue kit distribution,» explained lead author Kristin Dwyer, MD, emergency physician at BMC.