CDC: Ohio helps lead charge in overdose death decreases

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Recently released statistics from the CDC are shedding a light on drug overdose deaths in the nation. Ohio had one of the biggest declines in predicted deaths last year compared to 2023.

"The numbers really speak for itself," Hanad Duale, president of recovery support organization the UNIK Foundation, said. "These numbers are extremely encouraging for us as clinicians."

There are several organizations in central Ohio leading the charge in prevention...