From 2014 to 2022, approximately 551,772 naloxone kits have been distributed throughout Ohio through Project DAWN, an Ohio Department of Health program – generating 68,586 known overdose reversals.
Naloxone,...
Naloxone, more commonly known as Narcan, is a medication best known for reversing opioid overdoses. When administered, it blocks the effects that opioids have on the body and helps the body resume breathing.
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While the opioid epidemic in Ohio continues to be a point of concern within communities, people are looking for ways they can help address the problem.The Portage County Health District held its “Project...
In the United States, Ohio ranked No. 2 for the most deaths by overdose. OhioCAN, a statewide organization for family members affected by addiction, is speaking out and changing the stigma that comes with...
As heroin continues to take its toll on victims, families, communities and Portage County law enforcement has taken drastic steps to help combat the nationwide epidemic.Among other precautions, the county...
