Heart of Stark: 3 'Harm Reduction Supply Vending Machines' installed in Stark County
Stark County TASC recently installed a new "Harm Reduction Supply Vending Machine" in Alliance, Canton and Massillon.
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Stark County TASC recently installed a new "Harm Reduction Supply Vending Machine" in Alliance, Canton and Massillon.
Stark County Health & Addiction Recovery working to reduce risk of overdose.
The program is designed to help pinpoint areas in the county hit hardest by the crisis.
Stark County Health Department says: "There's a common saying in overdose prevention, that connection is the opposite of addiction."
Gov. Mike DeWine lifted the COVID-1 curfew, but it may be safer to just stay home. Especially in Stark County where fatal crashes involving impaired drivers jumped last year and the increase was more than four times higher than the rest of the state — despite fewer drivers on the road. Statewide, there were 1,152 fatal crashes last year, up 10.6% from the previous year, according to the Ohio Department of Public Safety's Ohio Traffic Safety Office. Of those accidents, 582 involved impaired drivers, also a 10% increase, and they resulted in 623 deaths, a 4.3% increase. Stark County Sa...