HEROIN HIGHWAY TO HELL IN HOWARD / Police charge six in drug distribution case with drug dealer Brandon Dew on a rebound from spring

To date, there have been 45 overdose deaths and 144 non-fatal overdoses in Howard County in 2017. In 2016, there were 29 heroin-related overdose deaths and 131 non-fatal opioid overdoses for the entire year, sometimes in combination with other drugs.