SOURCE: HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENTCOMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER *INCLUDES CODEINE, FENTANYL, VICODIN, OXYCODONE AND MORPHINE The number of calls for servicemade to theHouston Fire Department for opioid and heroin incidents grew Opioid overdose rates have risen in Houston and across Texas since the pan- demic began in 2020, and local entities are working to prevent addiction. Statewide, data from the National Center for Health Statistics shows reported opioid overdose deaths are rising. Chris Sounders, HFD’s asso- ciate medical director. ON THE RISE Opioids Both heroin and opioid incidents have been on the rise for the Houston Fire Department, though opioid incidents have been rising faster.Ĭoronavirus pandemic, fentanyl exacerbate opioid crisis inHoustonīY SHAWN ARRAJJ, ALLY BOLENDER & JISHNU NAIRįrom a combined 40-60 per month in early 2019 to more than 100 per month in late 2021 and early 2022, said Dr. The Washington Avenue corridor-a roughly 4.5-mile strip connecting downtown Houston to Memorial Park- contains about 70 establishments that sell alcohol, according to Chris Porter, Some of these establishments are bars that have put Rice Military neighbor- hood residents on edge. Clay- ton Graham with the Houston Police Department’s Dierential ResponseĪ public information ocer with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. 1 problem area when it comes to violations of the city’s noise ordinance, according to Sgt. Houston studies noise rules as complaints pile upĬonsidered the No. SOURCE: HOUSTON MUNICIPAL COURTS͜OMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER Mark Fairchild, president of the RiceMilitary Civic Club, said some residents have changed work schedules to avoid the bar noise during weekends. In 2021, Houston issued 903 total noise citations. Meanwhile, citations for noise ordinance violations have spiked for venues along Washington Avenue. MARK FAIRCHILD, PRESIDENT OF THE RICE MILITARY CIVIC CLUBĮlected ocials in Houston are looking into ways to bolster the city’s noise ordinances.
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