ROCHESTER, N.Y. —This past weekend in Rochester, seven people died from drug overdoses. 

Three of the seven deaths happened at a home on Grand Avenue. 

What You Need To Know

  • Seven people died from drug overdoses in Rochester in 48 hours

  • Police say no "bad batch" of drugs was going around 

  • Overdose numbers are down in Monroe County compared to last year, deputies say

Deputy Michael Favata works with the Monroe County Heroin Task Force. He said one of the deaths was a 17-year-old. 

"When you have a 17-year-old overdose, you have to think about what is going on in a child's life that brought them to this point," Favata said. 

Task force deputies aren't linking any particular "bad batch" to the deaths. Instead, they say fentanyl is mixed in with most batches of drugs nowadays. 

Favata says in the case of Grand Avenue, there was just no one around to help. 

"They all used together and there was no one else around," he explained. "So when they stopped breathing there was no one to give Narcan or call 911."

Compared to this time last year, deputies say overdoses in Monroe County are actually down, and they're working to make sure it stays that way. 

“If you deal a product that kills somebody, we’ll come after you and we’ve been successful," Favata said. 

Right now, the biggest thing is finding treatment options for people struggling with addiction.