Randolph Mantooth, who played medic on NBC’s ‘Emergency!’ series, dies at 80 In the beginning there was Johnny and Roy. The TV show Emergency introduced America to paramedics. Johnny and Roy were two genial guys who rescued citizens in distress and when they weren’t doing that they were hanging out at the fire station or…
1. Fatal Overdoses are Down. 834 people lost their lives to fatal overdose in Connecticut in 2025, down from a 2021 peak of 1524, a 45% decline. Nationwide deaths are down 37% from a 2022 high. 2. The Drug Market Remains Lethal and Unpredicatable. Fentanyl purity (the percentage of fentanyl found in pills and powder)…