DERRY - The town is not immune to the heroin and other drug overdose deaths that many communities in the Granite State are trying to stem. Five people have died from drug overdoses in Derry since January, with four of the deaths blamed on heroin, police said. "These are troubling times for all of us," said Ed Garone, police chief. "This is a scourge that has gone across the country and Derry has not escaped that scourge." Also since January, there were 16 drug overdoses in Derry, with 12 from heroin, Garone said. [continues 333 words]
NASHUA -- Anyone thinking of trying heroin for the first time should realize it could be the last thing they ever do, Nashua police said yesterday after a recent death and a string of overdoses. Since the third week of March, a "bad batch" of the drug killed one man and caused eight known overdoses in the city, said Lt. Bruce Hansen during a press conference at the Nashua Police Department. The man, whose name and age were not released, died in early April after being hospitalized for a week. [continues 414 words]
