Kim Fallon, chief forensic Investigator at the NH Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

Click Here For Full Report: The New Hampshire Medical Examiner’s Office released this latest death toll due to opiate abuse. 

“There were 114 deaths in the first three months of 2015 and about 111 confirmed and potential drug deaths for the same time period this year so it looks like we are on track,” said Kim Fallon, Chief Forensic Investigator at the NH Office of Chief Medical Examiner. Fallon cautioned, however, that it is too early to make predictions for 2016.

Drug Deaths by Year:
2011 — 201
2012 — 163
2013 — 192
2014 — 326
*2015 –431
*2016 — 27

Mike Marland

Breaking the Chains

Administering Narcan to a practice dummy.

InDepthNH.org launched Breaking the Chains to give voice to people who are recovering from addiction.  Breaking the Chains also provides information about where to seek help whether your drug is alcohol or heroin or any other drug. Email nancywestnews@gmail.com to tell your story or to list recovery information. We use first names when appropriate for this column only. 

Information about recovery can be found at:

Southeastern New Hampshire Services
Heroin Anonymous NH 
Alcoholics Anonymous 
Al-Anon
Statewide and Maine