2019 Sarasota County drug deaths breaking last year’s total
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  1. 11-17-2019, 05:18 PM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by “Zac Anderson”
    Sarasota Sheriff Tom Knight gained media attention by spending grant money on jailed drug addicts. Knight said: “You can’t lock up every addict and then release them, thinking they are not going to do some type of a crime to get drugs again.”

    Sarasota County is now on track in 2019 to surpass accidental drug overdose deaths from last year.

    District 12 Medical Examiner Dr. Russell Vega said: “We are in the midst of a surge in fentanyl deaths, combined with stimulants such as methamphetamine, a highly addictive stimulant, along with cocaine-related deaths.”

    Knight said, “I can never say I’m happy when it comes to drug overdoses, but…”
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    https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/2...g-drop-in-2018
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  2. 11-17-2019, 06:15 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sheriff Tom Knight View Post
    I can never say I’m happy when it comes to drug overdoses, but…

    https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/2...g-drop-in-2018
    There is absolutely no constructive purpose in making that kind of a comment.
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