(CNN) There were 27 heroin overdoses within four hours, including one death, in Huntington, West Virginia, on Monday. We did not seize any heroin from the other overdose victims, so we can't analyze theirs." "Huntington has a population of about 50,000 people and usually sees around 18 to 20 overdoses in a week. Overdoses on the riseHuntington is in Cabell County, where there have been at least 440 overdoses this year. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest data, from 2014, West Virginia has the highest rate of drug overdose death in the country.
Source: CNN August 17, 2016 19:43 UTC