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Reno County Alerts Community to Four Overdoses in 24 Hours

Friday, February 21

RENO COUNTY, Kan. — The purpose of this Health Alert is to inform the community about a recent unusual spike in overdoses. There were four overdoses within a 24-hour period. The overdoses are suspected to involve Fentanyl and other Opioids. The Reno County Health Department... Read More.

Reno County Health Department Alert: Five County Overdoses, One Fatality in 24 Hours

Monday, August 12

By the Reno County Health Department RENO COUNTY, Kan. — The Reno County Health Department has sent out a Health Alert to inform the community about a recent unusual spike in overdoses.There were five overdoses within a 24-hour period, one of which was fatal.... Read More.

HEALTH ALERT: Five Reno County Non-Fatal Overdoses in 24 hours

Tuesday, August 22

By Reno County Health Department HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Reno County Health Department has been tracking overdoses and trends since Oct. 1 of 2020. In the last 24 hours there have been five non-fatal overdoses, four of those involving methamphetamine and one involving fentanyl. Methamphetamine... Read More.

Report: 11 Kansas Children Died from Fentanyl Overdoses in 2020

Friday, February 3

TOPEKA, Kan. (KNS) - Eleven Kansas kids died from fentanyl overdoses in 2020, the first time the state has tracked the deaths of children from the drug. The state’s child death review board examines the deaths of all children under age 17 in the... Read More.