With prescription drug abuse becoming a major health concern across the country and investigations into at least three local cases of suspected opioid overdoses, the Statesboro Police Department hopes to warn the public of the possible dangers of counterfeit substances. Statesboro police detectives have investigated three deaths since April that could be attributed to “the apparent abuse of prescription drugs and/or counterfeit drugs,” said Statesboro police Chief Mike Broadhead in a statement released on the department’s Facebook page. Abuse of opioids is the most pressing drug-related issue in Bulloch County, much like the rest of the nation, said Bulloch County Crime Suppression Team Capt. Jason Kearney.