Fire stations in Manchester, New Hampshire will soon be opening their doors to people addicted to drugs.

They will be starting a program to help people seek treatment and prevent overdoses.

The stations will be open around the clock and will be able to put addicts in touch with a treatment service.

In New Hampshire, the amount of overdose deaths has more than doubled in the past few years.

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