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Hardin County coroner reports rise in caseload; QRT details outreach and harm-reduction work
Summary
The coroner's office reported a jump in case counts in July and described Quick Response Team outreach that distributed naloxone and conducted door-to-door engagement in overdose "hot spots." Officials said overdose-related deaths are down year-to-date compared with last year.
Hardin County Coroner Pat Elmore told the Fiscal Court Tuesday that the coroner's office handled 72 cases in June and 129 cases in July, and that the office has performed more autopsies than earlier in the year.
Elmore said the July increase included motor-vehicle collisions, overdoses involving oxycodone and hydrocodone, and a number of natural deaths. He noted one toxicology report remained pending at the time of his presentation.
Quick Response Team (QRT) officer Justin Blair gave a detailed account of the team's outreach. Blair said personnel received six referrals during the month and completed four referral…
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