Queens has NYC’s lowest opioid overdose rate, but crisis persists
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Queens’ overdose rate in the first quarter of 2019 was 2.5 per 100,000 residents — the lowest in New York City.
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Queens woman linked to multiple overdose deaths
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The defendant, a sex worker, allegedly told officers that “she did not do it, her pimp made her do it and it was not her.”
Read MoreLong Island man faces up to 126 years for supplying heroin used in two fatal ODs
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Justin Lum allegedly supplied heroin that led to the death of his 28-year-old girlfriend, Patricia Collado, as well as his 24-year-old friend, Calvin Brown.
Read MoreNYC advocates for overdose prevention site in amicus brief
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“We have a moral obligation to save lives and connect people to addiction treatment.”
Read MoreDoctor pleads guilty to manslaughter in overdose deaths
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Three patients died between 2013 and 2016.
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