{"id":110482,"date":"2021-04-16T09:14:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T14:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=110482"},"modified":"2021-04-16T09:14:49","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T14:14:49","slug":"oxford-mississippi-police-report-ten-overdoses-resulting-in-death-in-the-last-six-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/oxford-mississippi-police-report-ten-overdoses-resulting-in-death-in-the-last-six-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford, Mississippi Police Report Ten Overdoses Resulting in Death in the Last Six Months"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the last six months, our community has experienced ten overdoses resulting in death. Since January of 2021, there have been seven overdose deaths and five overdoses that have survived, that we are\u00a0aware of currently. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The prescription pills that law enforcement has come in contact with recently are <strong>Percocet, \u00a0Hydrocodone, Xanax<\/strong>, and <strong>Oxycodone <\/strong>that are being pressed with <strong>Fentanyl<\/strong>, and have the identical \u00a0markings as the real pharmaceutical markings. We have also seen Fentanyl in <strong>Meth, Ecstasy<\/strong>, and \u00a0<strong>Heroin<\/strong>. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The production of counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs is growing across our area. Pharmaceutical &nbsp;medication should only be taken when obtained from a licensed pharmacist and as directed by a &nbsp;licensed physician. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a list of resources that the community has access to if you, or somebody that you know, are struggling with addiction: \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oxford Police Department<\/strong> 662-232-2400 \u00a0<br><strong>Communicare <\/strong>662-234-7521 \u00a0<br><strong>MS CARE<\/strong> 662-234-6553\u00a0\u00a0<br><strong>Oxford Treatment Center<\/strong> 662-291-7308 \u00a0<br><strong>Stonewater Adolescent Recovery Center <\/strong>662-373-2830<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14544\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the last six months, our community has experienced ten overdoses resulting in death. 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