In 2020, 5,017 Ohioans died of unintentional drug overdoses, a 25% increase from the previous year. In 2021, there were 5,210 unintentional overdose deaths. Most of these deaths involved opioids, especially synthetic (human-made) opioids such as fentanyl. To reduce these fatalities, Ohio recently launched a new initiative to track data on overdose deaths throughout the […]