Erie Co. Exec. issues emergency warning amid opiate crisis

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A shocking number of deaths related to opioid use has prompted action from Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz.
Poloncarz issued an emergency warning regarding the opiate crisis in the county Tuesday morning at ECMC.
“Having been updated with information about a recent spike in opioid overdose deaths within the past week, we felt it was important to address this issue today and come together as a community to issue an emergency warning for what has become a se