Columbus first responders say the city's rash of opiate overdoses continues. Paramedics say at least 22 doses on an overdose reversal drug were administered in a 24-hour period ending Thursday morning.
That's down from 27 the day before but still about twice the amount given on a typical day.
“We’re going to do what we can do to keep people breathing and living,” said Columbus Fire Batallion Chief Steve Martin.
Martin says he’s concerned that some people think Naloxone simply gives a drug abuser another shot at opioid abuse.
“The fire department’s job is to preserve life, and we will continue to do whatever we can to keep people alive so that hopefully they can get treatment and get out of this cycle,” Martin said.
Martin says the latest round of overdoses were not as clustered as the first spike seen earlier this week. Most of those overdoses occurred in the Linden neighborhood.
