5 die from heroin overdose in Lorain County in one week

18:52 5 die from heroin overdose in Lorain County in one week 0 Comments

Five people have died this week in Lorain County from overdosing on what is believed to be heroin, according to Chief Deputy Dennis Cavanaugh, of the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force. “There is always going to be overdose deaths,” Cavanaugh said. “ (But) that (five in one week) is kind of a high spike.” The deaths, which he stated have been spread out over the county, are showing indications of heroin being the cause. The drug task force is still looking for answers as to where the heroin is coming from and why it is killing people. Heroin overdose deaths were usually tied to a higher purity of heroin or whatever the person was using to cut the heroin with, he said. The rise of overdose deaths has Cavanaugh reaching out to other law enforcement agencies, including the Lorain Narcotics Unit, to help figure out what they are dealing with. “We’re trying to determine the origin (of the heroin),” Cavanaugh said. Several years ago the county saw a rise in heroin caused deaths, according to Cavanaugh. They learned that it was coming from the Detroit area, which also stated they were having a high overdose rate. Cavanaugh is assuming the deaths are from heroin, because all indicators point toward it.