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More Than Four-Dozen People In Franklin County Died Of Fentanyl Overdoses In January And February

coroner.franklincountyohio.gov

The Franklin County Coroner's office blames nearly four-dozen deaths over the past month on fentanyl overdoses. 

Another 55 people died between January and February, which matches half of all fatalities involving the drug in 2016. 

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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