We've seen a surge in drug overdoses in Jefferson County lately. And here's a grim fact: most of those ODs require more than one dose of life saving drugs.
In the last month, Watertown Fire Chief Matt Timerman says in only one case was the department able to revive someone with just a single dose of Narcan.
"We're often having to give multiple doses. All the rest were all multiple doses, which means the severity of the overdoses are larger than they have been in the past," he said.
Jefferson County Public Health reports the county has seen a total of 15 overdoses so far this year. That's up by two from Monday. The numbers are pulled from public health's ODMAP, which is used by first responders who use the technology.
According to the county medical examiner, there are 13 confirmed overdose deaths in the county with four pending.