“Prescription painkillers account for nearly 37% of unintentional overdose deaths in Ohio.”
Source: Ohio Department of Health
Opiate abuse has become a big problem
Opiate abuse has become a big problem in our Stark County schools from elementary children crushing pretzels and pretending to “snort” them in imitation of what they see online, on TV and from their older siblings, to middle and high school students both using…and selling.
If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the Crisis Hotline
“In 2010, over 776 million doses of opiates were prescribed in Ohio. That equals 67 does per day for every man, woman and child in the state.”