It looks like we now have a final count for drug deaths in Wayne County in 2006:
The Wayne County Department of Health and Human Services reported that 542 people died from drugs from Jan. 1 through Dec. 10, 2006. That is up 19 percent from the 457 drug deaths reported for all of 2005.
Of the 2006 deaths, 178 were specifically attributed to fentanyl, 197 to heroin and 204 to cocaine. Because those drugs often are mixed, the numbers don’t add up exactly…
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I have been an addiction professional and social worker since 1994. I started blogging in 2005 as the Clinical Director at Dawn Farm. I currently serve as the Director of Social Work and Spiritual Care for a healthcare system. I've also served as the Director of Behavioral Health at another hospital. I'm also a lecturer at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Social Work.
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