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Lt. Zakariya Reed with the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department says the number of deaths grew drastically during the pandemic.

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Wright State University has received a $1.45 million grant to analyze data from the Ohio opioid and substance abuse treatment program.

OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. — For the first time since early 2020, the Community Impact Coalition in Ohio County met in person to assess where the community and the opioid epidemic stand in a post-pandemic world.

(WCMH) – NBC4 is proud to partner with Columbus RREACT (Rapid Response Emergency Addiction Crisis Team), DEA 360 and the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation to air the one-hour special “WHAT EVERY FAMILY SHOULD KNOW: Opioids in Ohio.”

DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF) -- The number of deaths due to drug overdoses are increasing year by year, with over 81,000 people dying in the united states over the 12 months ending in May 2020, and over 4,000 people in Ohio losing their lives.

LORAIN, Ohio — Lorain County Public Health announced Friday that opioid overdose deaths from January to April 2021 are up 20% compared to the same timeframe in 2020.

The two organizations hope to install up to 100 boxes across the county.

DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF)--There’s an alarming new push to distribute Narcan throughout the Greater Dayton Area.