The number of overdose runs and heroin deaths have dropped in Middletown during the past few months, something officials credit to the city’s Heroin Response Team and the arrest of major drug dealers.
Middletown Police Chief Rodney Muterspaw, Fire Chief Paul Lolli and Police Sgt. Earl Nelson shared the latest statistics with about 50 community members Thursday night during an event hosted by the Middletown Ministerial Alliance.
Lolli said the city saw 139 overdose medic runs where Narcan was administered in April, higher than the 120 average runs per month in 2016. But since this spring, the number has dropped every month — from 68 in August to 31 in September to 23 so far this month.