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Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Overdose saving kits handed out in Youngstown
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Opioid-related drug overdoses cause 130 deaths per day in America. Access to an opioid reversal drug has developed as an effective tool to address the opioid crisis. Mahoning County Public Health partnered with BrightView Health Monday to hand out free naloxone kits. It also came with a quick training on how to recognize an overdose and administer the drug. In nearly 40% of overdose deaths, a bystander was present and could have saved a life if they had naloxone available. 'There are a lot of overdoses that happen in the Valley, unfortunately, and we know that Narcan can save lives and give people a chance at recovery. We're here every day to try to help people in their sobriety and help people reach recovery, and Narcan gives people another chance, another chance at life, so that we can help them. Access to naloxone and education on opioid overdoses are parts of the Ohio Department of Health's Project DAWN, which stands for deaths avoided with naloxone. For training and a free Project DAWN nalozone kit or fentanyl test strips, go to or call 330-270-2588, Ext. 125. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Local health district now offering free naloxone box
CORTLAND, Ohio (WKBN) – The Trumbull County Combined Health District is providing naloxone to anyone who may need it. The opioid overdose reversal drug can be found in a purple container outside of the health district's entrance on W. Main Street in Cortland. It is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The container includes instructions on how to use naloxone and tips on how to recognize an overdose. It also has a warning to 'beware of counterfeit drugs that may contain fentanyl.' Free naloxone kits are also available through Project DAWN locations across the state — locations are listed on the Ohio Department of Health's website. The website also includes information on how to obtain a kit by mail. Chelsea Simeon contributed to this report. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
