Emergency overdose calls drop dramatically in south side Indy neighborhood

INDIANAPOLIS — The number of emergency calls for opioid response is declining in one part of the south side of Indianapolis.

According to Decatur Township Fire, the Mars Hill area is seeing a major decrease in overdoses—a positive trend for this southwest side neighborhood.

“It used to be close to one a day of an overdose. We would have surges and fall-offs, but it was pretty steady,” said Division Chief of EMS Glen Osborn…

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