While many states in the nation deal with the growing heroin epidemic, Ohio has taken a significant hit. From the start of 2014 through October, the drug killed 160 people in Cuyahoga County alone. At the end of 2014, more than 19,000 Ohioans died from drug overdose, and it’s currently reported as the number one cause of death in Ohio, exceeding traffic accidents. In response to the devastating problem, Ohio’s Legislature passed a statewide initiative called Project DAWN (Deaths Avoided with Naloxone) making Naloxone, the drug that reverses the effects of opioid overdoses, available to first responders, family and friends…
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