A Closer Look at the Impact of Heroin Overdoses in Toledo, Ohio

TOLEDO, Ohio (13abc Action News) - The 43605 zip code has the highest number of heroin overdose in the city of Toledo and in Lucas County. Fire crews in the area responded to over 300 overdoses since the beginning of this year. There are some addresses that crews make multiple trips to, rescuing the same people multiple times. Raul is one of those people. He lives on Parker Street in East Toledo, and overdosed for the third time early on a November Morning. "Mam, I used to 100 dollars 200 dollars a day, I was bad." says Raul. While 13abc talks with Raul, a young 18-year old girl overdoses just a few feet from our cameras. DART Officers Lisa Long and Angela Kemp immediately call 9-1-1 while administrating the first of several doses of narcan in an effort to bring her back. Read more...
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