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Recent study shows overdose deaths in Allen County, up 93%

Photo supplied/Fort Wayne - Allen County Department of Health

ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO): A recent study by the Fort Wayne – Allen County Department of Health shows overdose deaths in Allen County increased 93 percent from 2008-2015.

The report, presented during Monday night’s Board of Health meeting, stated that most of those deaths were accidental, involved multiple substances and occurred at individual’s homes.

Nationwide, drug overdose deaths increased 300 percent.

You can read the entire analysis below.

A Retrospective Analsysis of Overdose Deaths in Allen County, 2008-2015 … by Saige Driver on Scribd

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