Opioid overdose deaths increase for fourth straight year

BUFFALO, N.Y . (WIVB) — It’s January 10th and barely noon yet the Erie County Medical Examiner has had eight people into the morgue who are suspected to have died from opioid overdoses.
The Health Commissioner says they’re trying to put an end to that upward trend. They’re putting many new programs in place this year after receiving several grants. One grant is targeting women who are addicted to opioids. Another will cover counselors who will be present with first r