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The Wood County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board is taking a big step to assist in the fight against opioid overdoses in the county.

The Ohio State community can soon have better access to overdose reversal medication from a program by Gov. Mike DeWine that experts say will help save lives and spread awareness on overdose prevention.

Drug overdoses in the Mahoning Valley remain high compared with pre-pandemic levels.

Federal, state and local governments are scrambling to address the threat posed by fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid that has set off the deadliest drug epidemic in American history.

A suspected overdose victim was revived at his Kent Drive residence Wednesday evening around 7:30.

Press Release from the Ohio Department of Higher Education: COLUMBUS, OH, February 21, 2023 – Governor Mike DeWine’s RecoveryOhio Initiative, the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE), and the Ohio Department of Health today announce a collaboration to provide emergency naloxone access cabinets for installation on public college and university campuses around the state.

Standing before about 50 people in Living God Church in Avondale on a recent Saturday, Rashida Pearson explained how to use specially treated, thin paper strips to detect fentanyl in cocaine, meth and other drugs.

What You Need To Know: Clark State College just put in 'Nalox boxes' or opioid rescue kits on campus. Each kit comes with the overdose reversal drug Naloxone/Narcan along with life-saving supplies. Organizers say they've been pushing to get them on campuses because overdoses among those who are college-age are dramatically rising