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DATABASE SHOWS DECREASING DRUG OVERDOSE NUMBERS

(Preble County, OH)--Ohio launched a new database Tuesday that shows all kinds of effects of opioid addiction at the county level.  Those results show that Preble County is trending in the right direction.  In the last year, the number of overdose deaths in Preble County is down by 67%.  The number of times Narcan was administered by first responders is down 46%.  The database indicates that Darke County is also experiencing a similar downward trend.