Suspected Overdoses Soar in New York Prisons. Where Are the Drugs Coming From?
New York state prisons have seen a 51% increase in Narcan administrations for suspected overdoses over the past year. This rise occurred despite new restrictions on physical mail intended to stop drug smuggling.
New York’s crackdown on physical mail in state prisons was supposed to help stem the flow of fentanyl and other dangerous drugs behind bars. But the number of times prison staff administered Narcan after suspected overdoses jumped 51% last year, while fatal overdoses remain well above the level recorded before the mail restrictions, according to […]
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