Lexington Fayette County Health Department reports an uptick in drug overdoses in Lexington

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Typically, the city sees between 10 and 15 nonfatal overdose cases in a week, but Kevin Hall with the Health Department says recently there were 24 suspected cases within three days.

“It’s a reason to go ahead and let people know that this is happening. This is an emergency situation and take steps to protect yourself or those that you know who use illegal drugs,” Hall said.

Hall said as of Monday they can’t pinpoint the exact drug that has caused the spike in cases but believes fentanyl is involved…

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