Ohio getting $808 million in opioid settlement funds, one organization wants that to go towards “life saving tactics”

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Ohio will be receiving $808 million in opioid settlement funds, and the President of Harm Reduction Ohio wants that to be invested in what they’re calling “proven tactics that will save lives”.

Currently, Ohio is on track to see the most deaths ever due to overdoses. This would surpass the 2020 high of 5,017.