A recent influx of patients from what law enforcement have labeled a “fentanyl overdose crisis” in Gadsden County has taken a toll on first responders and the area’s largest hospital.
These patients arrived in varying degrees of health from the neighboring county, where nearly 20 people have overdosed since last Friday night, according to the Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office.
As of Thursday afternoon, nine people have died, four went into cardiac arrest and six were intubated, according to the GCSO. Local law enforcement officials have connected the overdoses with fentanyl-laced drugs.