Firefighters, he said, have responded to 34 overdose calls from Jan. 1 through April 25, which is up from 13 calls for the same time period in 2016.
In 2016, there were a total of 64 overdose calls.
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He said the fire and police departments have been closely tracking the calls over the past two years and looking various factors such as the age of people and location of calls.
“We’re looking for ways to make a dent into this,” Centers said.
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Medics are also having to administer more doses of Narcan, which is a medication to reverse the effect of a heroin overdose, to people.
“We used to see one dose used for an overdose,” he said. “Now it’s three to four a call.”
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The city pays a flat rate for drugs used by its medics, which are then exchanged at hospitals.
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