Ohio overdose death toll exceeds 5,000 in 2020

Ohio overdose death toll exceeds 5,000 in 2020

2021 looking grim, too Ohio reached a sad milestone today: the official overdose death count for 2020 went above 5,000 today. This death toll is a record for Ohio and the first time overdose deaths have exceeded 5,000 in one year. The final tally for 2020 will likely...

County-by-county: Cocaine overtakes heroin in overdose deaths in Ohio

What’s happening where you live? Harm Reduction Ohio reported Thursday that cocaine is now the most frequent drug involved in fatal overdoses in Ohio because of its contamination with fentanyl, carfentanil and other chemical analogs. In this article, we provide...