THE BEAVER COUNTY TIMES REPORTING THIS MORNING
THAT AFTER 2 CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF DECLINING
OVERDOSE DEATHS IN BEAVER COUNTY – THOSE
NUMBERS MAY AGAIN BE ON THE RISE. THE COUNTY
SAW 15 DEATHS IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THIS
YEAR – VERY SIMILAR TO 2016 WHEN THE SAME PERIOD
SAW 16 DIE EN ROUTE TO A FINAL TOLL THAT YEAR OF
102 OVERDOSE DEATHS. THAT YEAR WAS CONSIDERED
THE START OF THE OPIOID CRISIS IN BEAVER COUNTY.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY DAVID LOZIER SAID THAT
TRADITIONALLY THE 1ST AND 4TH QUARTES OF THE
YEAR ARE THE WORST. 41 PEOPLE DIED FROM DRUG
OVERDOSE IN THE COUNTY IN 2018, WHICH WAS HALF OF THE TOTAL FROM 2017.