Fatal drug overdoses are on a downward trend locally and in Ohio, which local health departments are attributing to increased access to harm reduction resources, like Narcan.
Area counties are also seeing concerning trends with opioids being laced with other illicit drugs, creating other health risks for people using these substances.
“Butler County has steadily been observing a decrease in unintentional fatal drug overdose cases over the last couple of years,” said Jordan Meyer, senior epidemiologist in the harm reduction program at the Butler County General Health District…