Suffering

A Vance ally called the commercials, which feature a mother who lost her son to addiction, “exploitative.”

(WKBN) – A candidate running in next year’s U.S. Senate race stopped in the Valley, speaking to WKBN.J.D. Vance is one of 13 Republicans looking to take over for Rob Portman.

The overdose crisis isn’t abstract to the Franklin County coroner. It’s a flood of bodies she can’t ignore—and human suffering that weighs heavily on the doctor and her fellow “last responders.”

Drug Overdoses Worsened In 2020

This story was produced in partnership with 100 Days in Appalachia, an independent, non-profit digital news publication incubated at the Media Innovation Center at the West Virginia University Reed College of Media.

Vinton County, Ohio, has been on the front lines of the opioid crisis in the U.S. for several years. The drugs may have changed over the years — from opioids to meth — but the devastating effects on families have not.

The film gives a first-hand look at how the opioid epidemic affects many families

The 2-year-old boy was administered three doses of Narcan to reverse the opioid overdose and is recovering. No charges have been brought.