North Carolina fire chief declares opioid crisis in city

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina fire chief says emergency crews responded to seven overdose calls in a 24-hour span, and one of those calls resulted in a death

WITN-TV reports Greenville Fire and Rescue Chief Eric Griffin said there is an opioid crisis right now in the city.

Griffin said that since June 30, his department has responded to 158 overdose calls, compared to 134 during the same time a year ago. He said people the crisis involves the entire community.

The chief says the department is seeing opioid overdoses of people between 23 and 32 years old.

Each fire and emergency unit is stocked with Narcan kits, which in many cases can reverse the effects of an overdose.

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Information from: WITN-TV, https://www.witn.com/