drug overdoses

Ohio's unintentional overdose deaths fell by 5% in 2022, a contrast to the national number, which rose by 1%.

A powerful sedative called xylazine is being mixed into street drugs in Northeast Ohio, making it harder to spot an overdose.

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The Geauga County Board of Health will start distributing naloxone to the community starting this fall. County health officials will distribute 250 kits of the opioid overdose reversal medication known as Narcan thanks to a $75,000 state grant. Anyone can obtain a life-saving kit for free, said Geauga’s Director of Nursing, Christine Wyers.

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As opiate deaths continue to climb in Ohio, yet another deadly drug combination is making its rounds.The “speedball,” a combination of heroin and cocaine,…

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