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Montgomery County has the second highest heroin overdose rate in the state of Ohio. It’s a problem that has left commissioners from the City of Dayton and…
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The coroner in southwest Ohio's largest county says overdose deaths from the powerful painkiller fentanyl have overtaken heroin deaths. Hamilton County…
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Aimee Wissman is three years into an eight-year sentence at Dayton Correctional Institution for crimes related to her heroin addiction. As an artist, she…
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Ohio-based Kroger Co. has announced they will sell the overdose antidote naloxone, beginning Monday, February 15th. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and…
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The police on front lines of the nation's battle against deadly heroin are changing tactics and even redefining their roles in some communities.In a…
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Ohio Department of Public Safety records indicate a drug overdose antidote that can help save addicts on the brink of death was administered more than…
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Local county coroners are still pulling together totals for 2015 drug overdose fatalities, but most are already reporting higher numbers than the year…
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A pharmacy in a southwest Ohio county hit hard by deadly heroin overdoses has become one of the first in the state approved to dispense a potentially…
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As WYSO reported in June, in Montgomery County heroin overdoses climbed 226 percent from 2010 to 2014. 2015 numbers aren’t out yet, but they are expected…
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East End Community Services is hosting the fourth in a series of events to address opiate addiction on Wednesday, August 12th. The event is a partnership…
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Clark County law enforcement and health officials are ramping up their efforts to battle the recent increase in heroin related deaths and drug-related…
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Cuyahoga County’s addiction and mental health board is redoubling its efforts to distribute a life-saving antidote that treats heroin overdoses. The board…