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Butler County

According to Butler County Board of Health (as of July 2014)

Overdose by death through heroin with Fentanyl (Hamilton)

2013 – 64 deaths

2014 – July 1: 36 deaths

2013 – 118 deaths, 2014 – 81 (through July 1, 2014)

According to Dr. Uptegrove – WC Coroner and Forensic Pathologist – at the May 22, 2014 – Drug Awareness Forum held at Vineyard Christian Church – “In the first quarter of 2014, there have been 13 deaths resulting from the use of heroin.” “A lot of deaths are due to the mixture of Fentanyl that is being cut with heroin.”

Shelley Brown – Warren County Education Service Center

In 2011 – 11.9 grams of heroin confiscated in Warren County

In 2013 – 4,770 grams of heroin were confiscated in Warren County

State of Ohio –

2013 – 1,803 total overdoses resulting in death with any type of drug. Of those, 423 death’s are due to heroin.

1999-2013 – there is a 440% increase in deaths by overdose in Ohio

Dayton and Cleveland

are the leading cities in the state for overdose deaths.

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