Ohio's drug interdiction task force seized more than 92 million dollars in narcotics last year. Attorney General Dave Yost says meth surged in 2024 as the task forces seized over 1,100 pounds of the drug off Ohio streets, which is up from 350 pounds in 2023. They also seized over four and a half million dollars in currency and 26 thousand prescription pills.
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The Ohio Unintentional Drug Overdose report says that there were a recorded 4,452 deaths in 2023, which is down 9% from the 4,915 in 2022.
September 25, 2024, Press Release from the Raabe College of Pharmacy at Ohio Northern University: Ada, Ohio – The Raabe College of Pharmacy at Ohio Northern University invites the public to a special screening of the documentary Inheritance at the Freed Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at 6:00 pm. This event provides an opportunity for students, faculty, and the public to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by rural communities and explore solutions through collective conversation.
Doctor believe if people are confident in using drugs like Narcan, more people's lives will be saved from drug overdoses.
Allen County Public Health is reminding residents of their Project DAWN program that supplies Narcan in the event that someone overdoses. Project DAWN stands for "Deaths Avoided With Naloxone" and is a statewide program that provides agencies and community partners to distribute free Narcan to those who might need the lifesaving medicine in the event of an overdose. ACPH says that Allen County does see both fatal and non-fatal overdoses, some of which are unintentional, so their goal is to prepare the community to help combat the opioid epidemic.
Mental health and addiction specialist join forces for the Hardin County Overdose Awareness event.
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Area non-profits and healthcare organizations banded together to prevent addiction and overdoses. For the second year, the M…
August 22, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Public Safety:(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – The Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center (ONIC) rele…