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Related: About this forum'Unusually deadly': 4 dead, more than 30 'suspected overdoses' reported in Austin - KXAN
Officials said they continue responding to a 1000% increase in overdose calls after they reported more than 30 suspected overdoses and four deaths on Monday, City of Austin Chief Medical Director Heidi Abraham said during a media briefing.
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'Unusually deadly': 4 dead, more than 30 'suspected overdoses' reported in Austin - KXAN (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Apr 2024
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The reports indicate that the beginning phone calls originated from downtown Austin.
TexasTowelie
Apr 2024
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SalamanderSleeps
(993 posts)1. Overdosed on what?
TexasTowelie
(126,244 posts)2. The reports indicate that the beginning phone calls originated from downtown Austin.
That leads me to believe that it was either meth or crack based upon the decades when I hung out in downtown Austin.
Edit: The moment I posted this the thought of fentanyl also popped into my head.
Warpy
(114,503 posts)3. Fentanyl is a safe bet, they're finding that shit in everything
including meth and cocaine.
