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Drug deaths

Coroners in Schuylkill and Carbon counties are seeing more drug-related deaths.

Schuylkill County coroner Dr. David Moylan said there have been about 30 deaths attributed to a variety of drugs since 2012.Carbon County coroner Bruce Nalesnik said there were seven cases in 2011, 10 in 2012, 13 in 2013 and 13 so far this year.In both counties, the drugs included opioids and alcohol.