Since 2007, there have been more deaths in Ohio from drug overdoses than traffic crashes. Here in the Mahoning Valley, what often begins with the abuse of pain medications evolves into heroin addiction.  So much so, that law enforcement has dubbed heroin use here an epidemic. And there's a changing face of addiction in the […]

People looking for a safe way to dispose of unwanted prescription drugs can bring them to Niles. This is the second such program launched in Trumbull County recently. The police department recently installed a drop box in the lobby of the station, 15 E. State St.

LORAIN, Ohio - Lorain Police have confirmed that most of the drug being sold as heroin that caused 23 overdoses and two deaths since Friday is pure fentanyl. Lorain County Drug Task Force said that nearly all of the confiscated substance is 100 percent fentanyl, though one batch they obtained is 100 percent heroin.

Dr. Humphrey Germaniuk, Trumbull County coroner, reported in early September a noticeable spike in overdose deaths, especially among young females. Now he has the blood work in hand to confirm the causes of those deaths and others and calls overdose an “epidemic.” “It’s here. It’s real. It’s killing us. It’s in the city and out […]

U.S. Attorney Steve Dettelbach said law enforcement has to collaborate to be effective. Dettelbach was the guest speaker at Wednesday’s annual METRICH Enforcement Unit meeting at the Holiday Inn.