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STRONGSVILLE, OH Police are investigating the death of a 31-year-old man in Strongsville.
On Tuesday evening, a woman called 911 and said she had found the 31-year-old unconscious in an apartment on Whitney Road. The 31-year-old was tinged blue and had foam around his lips, according to the police call sheet obtained by Patch.
When officers and EMS arrived at the apartment, they declared the 31-year-old dead.
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The cause of the 31-year-old s death has not been officially determined, though he did have a history of drug use, police said.
Cuyahoga County is experiencing a nearly unprecedented spike in overdose deaths, the county medical examiner announced Tuesday. At least 69 people died of suspected overdoses in March in Cuyahoga County.
13 overdose deaths have already occurred in the first 5 days of April in Cuyahoga County. Author: Dave Dino DeNatale Updated: 4:21 PM EDT April 6, 2021
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Editor s Note: The above story aired on March 11, 2021
Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Gilson has issued a public health alert due to the rash over overdose deaths during the past month.
According to Gilson, there were 69 overdose deaths during the month of March. While it’s too early to project with certainty how fatal this year will be, Gilson says if deaths continue at this pace, Cuyahoga County could again see over 700 overdose deaths.
The last time Cuyahoga County suffered over 700 deaths was in 2017.
69 overdose deaths in March put Cuyahoga County on pace to match 2017′s record number of deaths
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The ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County distributed fentanyl test strips to local businesses in the community. The test strips can detect when other drugs are mixed with fentanyl, a powerful opioid linked to a lion s share of drug deaths in recent years.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cuyahoga County reported 69 overdose deaths in March, and a surge of overdose deaths to begin the year has the county on pace to eclipse the record number of overdose deaths it reported back in 2017.