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Ohio, KY could get up to $63 million for heroin, opioid treatment

KY, Ohio, rank fourth, fifth in nation for drug poisoning deaths per 100,000 population.

Thursday, June 16, 2016

by Cincinnati Enquirer

Ohio and Kentucky stand to get an estimated $63 million in federal money for heroin and opioid addiction treatment if President Barack Obama gets his way.

Both states rank in the top five in the nation for drug poisoning deaths per 100,000 population.

Kentucky was fourth in 2014, with 24.7 drug poisoning deaths per 100,000 population. Ohio was right behind, ranking fifth with 24.6, the White House noted in its announcement of the treatment funding proposal on Tuesday.

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