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Franklin County officials today released preliminary overdose death statistics for the first nine months of 2019. The Franklin County Coroner’s Office…
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The Ohio Department of Health says the number of drug overdose deaths in 2018 declined from the previous year. 3,764 deaths were recorded in 2018, down…
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State prisons officials say two Madison Correctional Institute inmates are being treated at an area hospital for fentanyl exposure. Officials say the…
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An Ohio prison inmate has pleaded guilty to federal charges of mailing more than a dozen threatening letters he claimed contained anthrax or fentanyl but…
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Preliminary reports from the Franklin County coroner say 254 people died of drug overdoses in the first six months of 2019, up 4 percent from the same…
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is dismissing a legislator's proposal to use fentanyl to execute death row inmates as the state struggles to find a lethal…
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The refusal of pharmaceutical companies to sell the state lethal injection drugs has capital punishment at a virtual standstill. A state lawmaker said he…
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The Franklin County Coroner's Office has issued a warning after a spike in drug overdose deaths. The office says six people died over the weekend in…
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The Franklin County Cornor's office says six drug overdose deaths were reported Monday, following three reported over the weekend. The deaths were…
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An increase in drug overdoses in recent days prompted the Columbus and Franklin County Public Health Departments to issue an “overdose advisory”…