fentanyl-related overdoses

(AUDIO): Columbia’s police chief and health department assistant director preview emergency town meeting on increasing overdose deaths

October 18, 2021 By Brian Hauswirth

Columbia Police Chief Geoff Jones and Columbia/Boone County Public Health assistant director Scott Clardy say CPD has seen 22 fentanyl-related overdose deaths this year. Officers are also seeing numerous other drug overdoses, where they’ve had to administer Narcan. An emergency community meeting will be held Tuesday evening at 7 at Hickman High School. Chief Jones …

October 19 emergency town meeting planned in Columbia, to address growing fentanyl-related overdose deaths

October 13, 2021 By Brian Hauswirth

Columbia Police are warning recreational and regular drug users about the increasing number of fentanyl-related overdoses in the city. Police Chief Geoff Jones, CPD, Columbia firefighters and the health department have organized an October 19 emergency town meeting at Hickman High School, to raise awareness about fentanyl being found in multiple drugs, including cocaine. Chief …