1 dead, 1 revived in heroin overdoses at house

A community is coming to grips with the death of a man from a heroin overdose just after a similar incident at the same house. The roommates overdosed this week at a house on Brook Street. Responders

News 12 Staff

Mar 5, 2016, 3:25 AM

Updated 3,162 days ago

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A community is coming to grips with the death of a man from a heroin overdose just after a similar incident at the same house.
The roommates overdosed this week at a house on Brook Street. Responders were able to revive one person with Narcan on Wednesday, but the other died in an overdose on Thursday.
The heroin use is troubling to neighbors like Jennifer Rutheny, who runs a jewelry store nearby. "They need more mentors," she says. "They need more people in their lives who are ... helping them choose a direction that's healthier."
Other neighbors say they want the community to do more to combat drug abuse.