Three men in St. Tammany died from apparent overdoses in 24 hours, according to St. Tammany Parish Coroner Charles Preston.
Preston said that a 39-year-old male in Bush, a 34-year-old male in Pearl River, and a 37-year-old male in Slidell died.
Autopsies will be done on Monday. Preston and Coroner’s Office investigators don't know what exactly killed the victims but they believe the deaths will be due to overdoses.
Preston also said that habitual drug users or addicts should seek help immediately, and avoid the narcotics currently being peddled on the streets of St. Tammany Parish.
"The mantra that ‘one pill can kill’ isn’t just a slogan,” Preston said. “Unless it comes from a pharmacy with a doctor’s prescription, you shouldn’t put it in your body.”
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