To battle opioid crisis, some track overdoses in real time

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Drug overdose patients rushed to some emergency rooms in New York’s Hudson Valley are asked a series of questions .The information is entered into a new overdose-tracking system that provides near real-time glimpses into the ravages of the opioid-fueled drug crisis. The Hudson Valley Interlink Analytic System is among a number of surveillance systems being adopted around the country by police, government agencies and community groups. While the number of drug overdose deaths appears to have fallen nationally 


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