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Overdose spike reported in or near Indianapolis shelter
wthr.com ^ | FEB 2ND, 2018 | SABRINA RUSSELLO

Posted on 02/02/2018 10:38:08 AM PST by rdl6989

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say about two dozen people were sickened by apparently overdosing on drugs in recent days in or around a men's homeless shelter in downtown Indianapolis.

Steve Kerr, Wheeler Mission's chief development officer, tells The Indianapolis Star that 17 shelter guests overdosed inside or nearby. He says they're suspected to have taken so-called bath salts, which are chemicals that mimic the effects of cocaine and other powerful drugs.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Indiana
KEYWORDS: darwin; indianapolis; karma; overdose; reapingandsowing; wheelermission

1 posted on 02/02/2018 10:38:09 AM PST by rdl6989
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To: rdl6989

Homeless use drugs. Well, duh.


2 posted on 02/02/2018 10:50:14 AM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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