DEA, APD to address downtown overdoses Tuesday

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- From Thursday through Saturday, ATCEMS Commander Blake Hardy says the agency "saw the equivalent of about two weeks worth of overdoses."Two people died, a dozen were hospitalized. APD: 2 dead after multiple overdoses near 6th Street overnightOn Tuesday at 12:30 p.m., the Drug Enforcement Administration and APD will speak on the overdoses.EMS believes xylazine, a muscle relaxer usually used for animals, was mixed with the opioids - and this is likely what caused the uptick in ove