Huntington, West Virginia made headlines this past Monday, August 15, 2016, after 26 people overdosed on heroin in the span of only 4 hours. Thankfully, there were no deaths and everyone who overdosed survived due to the quick response time of emergency services. Gordon Merry, EMS Director, acted quickly and diverted his resources in an effective manner. “Quite honestly, there should have been deaths in this,” Merry says, “Monday was one of the worst days we have had in dealing with a drug overdose incident.”