‘Their lives are worth just as much as anybody else’s’; overdoses soar in Piedmont Triad
GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — It’s been called an epidemic within the pandemic. There were more than 1,300 drug overdoses in Guilford County in 2021, according to new data from Guilford County Emergency Services. A record 160 people died of a suspected drug overdose in the county last year, an 841% increase since 2013.