Three Tampa Bay area counties have been named “hotspots” for higher-than-expected 911 dispatches for drug overdoses. That’s according to the National Drug Early Warning System, a partnership between University of Florida, Florida Atlantic University, and New York University. The latest map covers the time frame of March 21-27. Three out of the five counties lighting up as overdose dispatch hotspots are in the Bay area: Pasco, Pinellas, and Hillsborough. The map shows Pinellas color-coded purple, which means those were opioid overdose dispatches. Pasco and Hillsborough are color-coded orange, which means non-opioid responses. Those were 911 dispatches to help people overdosing on cocaine, cannabis, LSD, or suspected overdoses where naloxone — widely known by the brand name Narcan — doesn’t work. I-75, a known drug pipeline, connects all three of these Tampa Bay counties. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/investigations/10-investigates/overdosed/tampa-bay-counties-overdose-hotspots-911-calls/67-bf5c14b7-e3b6-4047-9894-4bbc24929ff5 ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►X: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay