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Northeast Ohio community leaders recognize International Overdose Awareness Day

For International Overdose Awareness Day on Wednesday, community leaders in Summit County and Northeast Ohio came together to speak out against the stigma surrounding addiction, share resources, and give updated numbers of overdose deaths in the county. Through a virtual press conference, Summit County Medical Examiner Dr. Lisa Kohler shared that for 2022, as of August 28, Summit County experienced 156 overdose deaths, compared to 157 reported in the same timeframe in 2021. That makes a 17% increase since 2020, according to Dr. Kohler. She also named fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine as large contributors to deaths in recent years. “We are still seeing a high level of overdose deaths in our community taking away family members and friends,” Dr. Kohler added of the situation in Northeast Ohio. “But the most concerning thing that we’ve seen over the past few years is the increase in African American female overdose deaths.” “Our approach is to really have conversations in the community because I don’t know that there’s awareness, you know, of what is going on in the Black community in regards to the overdoses that are occurring,” said Aimee Wade, Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services Board executive director. Isabel Lawrence reports: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/hea...