Health & Fitness

Six Young People from New Canaan Dead from Heroin ODs: Councilman

A town councilman said five or six young people who grew-up in New Canaan have died from overdoses in the past 18 to 24 months.

Town Council member Roger Williams said that five to six young adults from New Canaan have died from heroin overdoses in the past 18 to 24 months.

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Most of the deaths have occurred outside of town Williams said, according to the New Canaanite. Some of the deaths have happened in nearby municipalities like Norwalk, Stamford and Wilton, he said.

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He didn’t give specific details out of concern for grieving families. 

Read the full New Canaanite report here.

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