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A 47-year old New Bedford woman living on State Road overdosed on heroin twice in a 24-hour period.
According to New Bedford Police reports, her first overdose occurred at 6:01pm on Monday, 26 December. Police and EMS arrived and administered Narcan to revive her. Her second overdose occurred with a 46-year old New Bedford man at 3:39pm on Tuesday, 27 December. Both were sent to the hospital for treatment.
New Bedford has been averaging a few heroin overdoses per day with four overdoses happening in a 24-hour period on 26 and 27 December. A 66-year old man needed three doses of Narcan to be revived.
A 26-year old Carver man overdosed at Market Basket on 122 Sawyer Street at 1:07PM on Wednesday, 27 December bringing the total number to seven overdoses in a 48 hour period.
Four people overdose on heroin in New Bedford in 24 hour period
