(WKBN) — August is Overdose Awareness Month, and Mahoning County Public Health is partnering with Youngstown City Health District to distribute naloxone and fentanyl test strips to the community.
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Distribution dates include:
- Friday, August 9 at Mahoning County Public Health (50 Westchester Drive, Austintown) from 5-7 p.m.; this is a drive-through event, and cars must enter off Westchester Drive.
- Monday, August 12 at Michael Kusalaba Library and the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County (2815 Mahoning Avenue, Youngstown) from 12-3 p.m.
- Wednesday, August 14 at Needles Eye Christian Life Center (74 Kenmore Avenue, Youngstown) from 3-6 p.m.
In 2023, Mahoning County had 156 unintentional overdose deaths, with fentanyl involved in 92% of those deaths, according to a press release from the Mahoning County Public Health office.
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