Tag: wentworth county
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New County Data Shows Overdose Deaths Concentrated in Lowertown, Cedar Hollow
The Wentworth County Department of Health’s full annual overdose report shows Lowertown and Cedar Hollow account for 62 percent of the county’s overdose deaths, and that the population affected is aging.
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A Third Year of Declining Overdose Deaths, but Officials Warn Against Declaring Victory
Overdose deaths in Wentworth County have fallen for a third straight year, health officials say, crediting expanded treatment beds and outreach programs even as they warn against declaring the crisis over.
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Treatment or Enforcement? County Board Divided Over $14.2 Million Opioid Settlement
Wentworth County commissioners opened debate over how to allocate $14.2 million in opioid settlement funds, split between treatment advocates and a commissioner pushing for more law-enforcement spending.
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Overdose Deaths Are Falling Countywide. In Lowertown, the New Data Tells a Different Story.
A new Wentworth County health department report finds Black and Latino residents died of overdoses at nearly twice the rate of white residents relative to population share, with Lowertown lagging the county’s overall three-year decline.
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County Board Splits Opioid Settlement Funds 55-20-15-10 in Compromise Vote
Wentworth County commissioners voted 6-3 to approve a formula directing 55 percent of $14.2 million in opioid settlement funds to treatment and recovery services, with smaller shares for prevention and law enforcement.
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Fourteen-Month Investigation Dismantles Cedar Hollow Fentanyl Ring, Officials Say
A fourteen-month, multi-agency investigation ended with twelve arrests in Cedar Hollow and the seizure of 2.2 kilograms of fentanyl, nine guns and $148,000 in cash, officials said.
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As Xylazine Turns Up in Local Drug Supply, County Triples Test Strip Distribution Sites
Wentworth County is tripling its fentanyl test strip distribution sites and switching to combination strips after lab data found rising xylazine contamination in the local drug supply.
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Six Months In, Second Outreach Van Shows Early Results, County Says
Six months after launch, Wentworth County’s second outreach van has nearly doubled weekly contacts with people using drugs, though its funding is approved only through the end of the fiscal year.