Washington County Reporting Alarming Increase In Fatal Overdoses

WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) – Washington County law enforcement and drug counselors say there’s been an alarming increase in fatal overdoses. And apparently, it’s not just from those who use heroin or prescription pain killers.
Washington County District Attorney Gene Vittone calls it a mass poisoning. People are dying after using marijuana and cocaine laced with fentanyl. The numbers are frightening.
“To date, the coroner’s office has identified 33 suspected overdose de