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12/27/2016
Report: Ohio ground zero for opioid overdose deaths
Source: Cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ohio saw more opioid overdose deaths than anywhere else in the nation in 2014, and the numbers continue to rise, according to a recent report.
The Buckeye State topped the list of opioid overdose deaths among all 50 states, racking up 2,106 deaths in 2014, the report from The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation says.
The troubling statistics place the state at the heart of the country's opioid epidemic.