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.
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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.
August 14, 2024, Press Release from the Mental Health & Recovery Services Board: LIMA, OH (August 14, 2024): The Mental Health & Recovery Services Board (MHRSB) of Allen, Auglaize, and Hardin Counties, along with community partners, presents the International Overdose Awareness Day on Thursday, August 29, in Downtown Lima’s Town Square. The free public event, now in its second year, will be held in the NE Quad of Downtown Lima’s Town Square from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Everyone is invited to come together for an afternoon of remembrance, education, and support. Attendees can look forward to food, giveaways, children’s activities, and resources provided by partner agencies. Free Narcan (Naloxone) will be available. This year’s event is made possible through our partners, including PASS, Allen County Health Department, BrightView, State Bank, Restoration House of Lima Inc., and West Ohio Food Bank.
June 4, 2024, Press Release from the Office of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine: (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed an executive order today authorizing the Ohio Board of Pharmacy to immediately classify nine synthetic opioids as Schedule I controlled substances, effectively banning their sale and use in the state. These nine synthetic opioids are known as nitazenes. Initially developed decades ago as potential alternatives for morphine that were never approved for medical use, new nitazene compounds are increasingly being found in the illicit drug supply in Ohio.
A company whose prescription opioid "marketing practices" are being blamed for sparking a nationwide overdose and addiction crisis says it's helping fund an effort to make a lower-cost overdose antidote.
Allen County Public Health is giving members of the community a second chance at life by supplying naloxone, the drug that can reverse an opiate overdose.
