Overdose Deaths Up 14-Fold In Pennsylvania: Patch PM

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Overdose Deaths Up 14-Fold In Pennsylvania

Drug overdose rates have gone through the roof in Pennsylvania over the last 35 years, a new study has found.

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh discovered an enormous upward trend - a 14-fold increase - in drug overdose in the Keystone State from 1979 to 2014. The demographic most affected? You might be surprised.

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Attemped Murder Charges Filed Against Bucks County Man Who Set House On Fire: Police

• Authorities allege Joseph Todd, 49, assaulted his wife and then tried to burn down their home while she was inside on March 6, court records show.

Montco Resident Captures Burglar Who Got In Bed With His Wife: Report

• The resident managed to detain the burglar and held him with a baseball bat until police arrived.

Get Your Annual Free Cone At Dairy Queen

• Dairy Queen is declaring an early spring, and celebrating 75 years of the free cone day

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