Not the end of the overdose crisis, but perhaps the beginning of the end: Justin Herdman Updated Jan 10, 2021; Posted Jan 10, 2021 FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2019, file photo, medications slated for destruction are shown in a locked storage area of the police department in Barberton, Ohio. In a guest column today, just-departed U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman writes of progress in tackling the drug-overdose crisis in northern Ohio. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)AP Facebook Share By Guest Columnist, cleveland.com CLEVELAND -- This past Friday, I stepped down from my position as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. During my three-plus years as U.S. attorney, our office had no higher priority than working to save the lives of our neighbors, friends, and relatives in Northern Ohio. And when I began as U.S. attorney in 2017, nothing was killing more Ohioans than opioids and narcotics-related overdoses.