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The Oneida County Overdose Response Team has issued a Public Health Advisory regarding an increase in drug overdose deaths that has resulted in seven known fatalities in the last 30 days.

Oneida County Opioid Task Force Chairs, County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr., District Attorney Scott McNamara and Sheriff Robert Maciol, recently convened a drug overdose informational session with school officials and called for increased naloxone access in their facilities.

On March 10th, County Executive Picente, Sheriff Maciol, and DA McNamara were joined by Kinney Drugs President John Marraffa to discuss the opioid crisis on a special broadcast of WIBX’s First News with Keeler in the Morning live at the Marr-Logg House Restaurant in Utica.

The Oneida County Overdose Response Team has issued an overdose spike alert regarding seven non-fatal overdoses that that occurred last week.

Oneida County’s work featured in the WCNY CONNECT NY program on the Opioid Epidemic in NYS.

Seven Overdoses & Two Fatalities Occurred Over Four Days Last Week