A modest but sustained overdose decline started six months ago Ohio’s “Narcan blitz” may have played role in reduced death By Dennis CauchonPresident, Harm Reduction Ohio Ohio overdose deaths appear to be declining from the historic pace that started...
Fentanyl frequency hits record level in 2021 All drugs effected, including cocaine and meth Every three months, Harm Reduction Ohio analyzes drugs found in drugs seized by law enforcement and analyzed at the state Bureau of Criminal Investigations crime labs. This...
Overdose Deaths Set Another Record Stimulants Driving Overdose Death Epidemic These seven charts show overdose death counts of Ohio residents by drug from 2011 through 2021. The death counts for 2021 are full-year estimates based on the 86% of the Ohio mortality data...
Meth and cocaine deaths soaring to record levels Stimulants contain fentanyl is driving overdose epidemic Confirmed overdose deaths in Ohio reached 3,269 today, a 5.5% increase over the number reported at the same time last year. It seems likely that, in 2021, Ohio...
Harm Reduction Ohio provides a factual answer The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation analyzes about 40,000 drug samples seized every year by law enforcement in Ohio. Harm Reduction Ohio runs a quarterly analysis of the BCI lab data to determine what percentage of...
Horrific 2020 overdose death levels continue in 2021 Increased fentanyl frequency primary cause of record overdose death during covid-19 Fentanyl levels remain extraordinarily and dangerously high in Ohio’s drug supply so far in 2021. This trend to...
