The Oneida County overdose response team issued a public health alert related to an uptick in overdoses and a dangerous trend involving non-opioids drugs containing fentanyl. They reported four overdoses that occurred over a 24-hour time period on Tuesday, August 10 in Utica, Rome and Durhamville. Health officials in Oneida County say they're concerned about the rise in overdoses, but they say there's work that can be done to prevent them from happening in the future.
