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Bad Batch of Heroin May Have Caused Several Overdoses

Bad Batch of Heroin May Have Caused Several Overdoses

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There could be a tainted batch of heroin going around Hancock County.

On Friday, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office reported there were four overdoses in three hours. The Sheriff’s Office believes the overdoses could be linked to a bad batch spreading around Hancock and Washington Counties.

The three people who overdosed were revived with Narcan.

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