NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Metro officials have looked to expand where it puts overdose response kits following an uptick in reported overdoses.
According to data from the April 1 Metro Public Health & Safety Committee, there was a more than 31% decrease in overdose deaths in Nashville. However, that drop in appeared to be short-lived.
“Particularly in the month of March — we saw a significant spike on March 6th — where we saw the average number of incidents almost double in fatal and nonfatal overdoses within the city,” Sgt. Michael Hotz with the Metro Nashville Police Department’s Special Investigations Division told the committee…