Austin-Travis County EMS and Austin Police officials have reportedly responded to dozens of opioid-related overdose calls, resulting in at least four fatalities.
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FOX 7 Austin reports:
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On April 29, around 9 a.m., ATCEMS says it experienced a sudden surge in opioid-related overdose calls concentrated in downtown Austin. As of 8 p.m. Monday, medics had responded to 31 overdose calls. By Tuesday at noon, the number of overdose calls rose to 51.
“We have not experienced overdoses of this volume in several years,” said Dr. Heidi Abraham, deputy medical director on Monday night. “We normally would have about 2 or
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