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GREAT FALLS McLEAN OAKTON TYSONS VIENNA

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SEPTEMBER 7-13, 2017

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Bishop O’Connell quarterback Kim Thompson, middle, drops back in the pocket to pass as he gets blocking help from linemen Kobe Anderson, left, and Adam Johnson, right. O’Connell PHOTO BY DEB KOLT lost to Georgetown Prep on Sept. 2 to fall to 0-2 on the season. See complete coverage of local football action in Sports.

Governments Are Ramping Up Efforts to Combat Opioids

In 2016, Fairfax Had Most Drug-Related Deaths of Any Jurisdiction in Commonwealth BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

The opioid-addiction crisis is taking an increasing number of lives, forcing state and local officials into action to combat it. “People have in their mind who a her-

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oin or opioid addict is – someone who is on the street, homeless, has track marks on the arms and hasn’t showered – but in reality it could be you or me,” said Lyn Tomlinson, assistant deputy director of the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board. According to Fairfax County officials,

there were more than 100 drug-related deaths in the county during 2016, the most of any jurisdiction in the commonwealth. Eighty of those deaths were from opioid overdoses, an increase of one-third from 60 such fatalities in 2015, county officials said.

Statewide, more than 1,400 people died from drug overdoses in 2016 and 1,133 of those deaths were attributable to heroin and prescription opioids. Emergency departments in Virginia reported more than 10,000 visits for opioidContinued on Page 20

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