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Wayne County no stranger to heroin, opiate abuse

Word that Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died of an apparent heroin overdose shocked many people. Television stations, radio outlets, Internet publications, blog sites, social networks and personal interactions discussed the news and dissected the facts. "I felt incredibly sad," said Bobbi Douglas, executive director of Liberty Center Connections, a nonprofit agency that provides treatment […]

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DeWine hears from public about drug abuse issue

State Attorney General Mike DeWine recited the number of fatal heroin overdoses in 2013 for several counties during a forum Friday. He said there were seven in Richland County, but Coroner Dr. Stewart Ryckman corrected him to say there were 16. “That’s a shocking number,” DeWine said.

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20 arrests made in sweep targeting heroin dealers in Akron

The Christmas Day death of an Akron man more than a year ago continues to spark indictments against those accused of supplying him with the lethal dose of heroin. Garland V. Phelps Jr., 36, is the second alleged heroin dealer accused of supplying the drug to Rollie Harmon, who died Dec. 25, 2012, after ingesting […]

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Columbiana drug task force keeps busy

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said Wednesday that heroin is an epidemic across Ohio. Locally, one drug task force is tackling the problem head on and is preparing for the next epidemic. "If you are going to be a drug dealer, Columbiana County is not where you want to be," said Columbiana County Commissioner Mike […]

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The epidemic is?Heroin

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine recently announced a heroin epidemic has seized the state. To combat the deadly drug and its steady increase in use, DeWine has formed a heroin unit made up of investigators, lawyers and drug-abuse specialists, according to a release issued by his office. Its goal is to assist in fighting issues […]

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