Why Is This Important?
Deaths due to overdose and suicide effect the entire community and have been shown to be preventable.
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Unintentional drug overdose deaths surpassed motor vehicle accidents as the leading cause of injury death in Ohio in 2007; a trend which has continued.
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In 2021, there was 1 suicide death every 11 minutes in the United States.
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