Opioid Overdose Rate Spiked in Manchester and Nashua

The rate of opioid overdoses in Manchester and Nashua was up 30% in March over the previous month.

There was a total of 70 ODs, 20 in Nashua and 50 in Manchester.

Ten people died from suspected opioid overdoses, 6 in Manchester and 4 in Nashua.

The March numbers ended a recent trend of decreases in the monthly number of suspected overdoses in both cities.