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Fentanyl Deaths Skyrocket in Northeast Ohio; Business Re-Entry Summit

People are dying and they are dying in clusters here in Northeast Ohio.  The opioid epidemic has taken another, deadlier turn.  Fetanyl, 50-times more powerful than heroin, is taking lives quickly and has been labeled a public health crisis in Cuyahoga County.   

Plus, an estimated 20,000 people are released from Ohio's prisons each year.  For these men and women, the key to re-starting their lives will hinge on their ability to re-join society.  Critical to that success will be finding a job.

 

Resources:

Ideastream Be Well Health Unit Special: Addiction

Faded: The Impact of Fentanyl (Documentary produced by the University of North Dakota Health and Wellness

Cuyahoga County Opiate Task Force

Lorain County Drug Task Force

Recovery Resources

Project DAWN at MetroHealth

2016 Re-Entry Business Summit

Carole Rendon, Acting US Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio
Dr. Joan Papp, MD, MetroHealth, Project DAWN  
Johni Fiber, Director of Wellness & Community Partnerships, Recovery Resources  
Det. Gregg Mehling, Lorain County Drug Task Force  

Brandon Chrostowski, Founder, EDWINS Leadership Institute and Restaurant 

Leigh Barr is a coordinating producer for the "Sound of Ideas" and the "Sound of Ideas Reporters Roundtable."