Brockton reports 40 heroin overdoses in two days In a city that averages three overdoses a day, Brockton reports three dozen heroin overdoses in two days. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT THAT TOXIC SURGE. JORGE? REPORTER: AN ESPECIALLY TOXIC BATCH OF HEROIN HAS HIT THE CITY LIKE THE PLAGUE. AN ALARMING FIGURE JUST CONFIRMED IN A CITY THAT AVERAGES THREE OVERDOSES A DAY, THEY HAVE SEEN OVER THREE DOZEN OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS. [SIRENS. REPORTER: DAY AND NIGHT, WITH NO END IN SIGHT, BROCKTON FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDING. THE RESULTS, MORE TRAGIC IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE TREATMENTS CARRIED BY ALL DRIVERS. >> THEY KNOW WE CARRY IT, THE POLICE CARRY IT. REPORTER: SCENES LIKE THIS. ANOTHER OVERDOSE MAKES IT 40 IN JUST 48 HOURS. NO NEIGHBORHOOD OR PLACE IMMUNE. >> YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, WHEN WE HAD TWO OVERDOSES ON AN MBTA TRAIN AS IT PULLED INTO ONE OF OUR STATIONS HERE. REPORTER: NOBODY KNOWS BETTER HOW DESTRUCTIVE HEROIN HAS BEEN TO THIS COMMUNITY THAN THE MAYOR. >> I'VE LIVED IT FIRSTHAND FOR 12 YEARS. I THINK IT'S GIVEN ME DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE PROBABLY THAN MOST MAYORS. >> IT'S REACHING ALL CLASSES. YOU WALK UP, SCOM O SOME OF THEM, YOU WOULDN'T EVEN EXPECT THEM TO BE THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT'S DOING THIS. REPORTER: THE CITY OFFERING TREATMENT TO ANY ADDICT ASKING FOR HELP. THE MAYOR SAYS INCLUDING FIREHOUSES IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE MANY ADDICT DON'T SEE FIREFIGHTERS AS THREATENING AS POLICE. >> WE'VE GOT TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE AT CONNECTING PEOPLE TO TREATMENT AND SERVICES RIGHT AT THAT ONE MOMENT IN TIME WHEN THEY'RE WILLING TO SEEK THEM REPORTER: THE NEW PLAN HERE BASED ON THE SAFE HAVEN PROGRAM WILL ALSO OFFER SPECIAL SERVICES FOR VETERANS, HELPING TO TURN

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