Brattleboro police say the overdoses occurred in a downtown alley, residences, hotel rooms and a gas station bathroom.

12 overdose on opiates in 24 hours in Brattleboro

Police say emergency crews in a Vermont town of about 12,000 responded to 12 opiate overdoses in 24 hours at multiple locations.Brattleboro police said the overdoses occurred in a downtown alley, residences, hotel rooms and a gas station bathroom.They were all reported between Tuesday and Wednesday night.Emergency responders administered the opiate overdose antidote naloxone to several of the patients. Some patients required several doses of naloxone.Two victims were flown to regional hospitals. As of Thursday evening, all the victims survived.There are similarities between the overdoses, including markers or stamps on the bags of heroin.Police said the investigation has not shown a connection between the cases.Investigators said nine of the overdoses involved opiates, one was for Ecstasy, one was for LSD and one was unknown.In the past police have released those markers as a warning, but police now said users seeking an effective high will look for the batches highlighted by police.Those involved were not identified. Police have not said if they will face charges.Anyone with information on the overdoses was asked to call police at 802-257-7950.Download the MyNBC5 app | Like MyNBC5 on Facebook | Sign up for alerts

Police say emergency crews in a Vermont town of about 12,000 responded to 12 opiate overdoses in 24 hours at multiple locations.

Brattleboro police said the overdoses occurred in a downtown alley, residences, hotel rooms and a gas station bathroom.


They were all reported between Tuesday and Wednesday night.

Emergency responders administered the opiate overdose antidote naloxone to several of the patients. Some patients required several doses of naloxone.

Two victims were flown to regional hospitals. As of Thursday evening, all the victims survived.

There are similarities between the overdoses, including markers or stamps on the bags of heroin.

Police said the investigation has not shown a connection between the cases.

Investigators said nine of the overdoses involved opiates, one was for Ecstasy, one was for LSD and one was unknown.

In the past police have released those markers as a warning, but police now said users seeking an effective high will look for the batches highlighted by police.

Those involved were not identified. Police have not said if they will face charges.

Anyone with information on the overdoses was asked to call police at 802-257-7950.

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