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The new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests the opioid epidemic is far from over, and public health officials say fentanyl —a synthetic opioid that is much more deadly than other opioids — is largely to blame.
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4,854 people died of accidental drug overdoses in Ohio last year, according to official stats from the Ohio Department of Health. That’s more than 13…
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Montgomery County health officials say the number of drug overdoses is rising.Montgomery is among seven counties across Ohio that are seeing a spike in…
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The number of accidental overdose deaths in Montgomery County has been trending downward in recent months.Mental health and addiction advocates from the…
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A new Ohio law offers immunity from prosecution to people trying to get help for someone overdosing on drugs or overdose victims themselves who seek…
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A recent spike of heroin related overdose deaths in southwest Ohio has officials across state lines concerned and looking for answers. To get more details…
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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…