News/ Media

Naloxone Awareness Day
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  • 05 June 2025
In recognition of National Naloxone Awareness Day , on Friday, June 6, 2025, the Community Overdose Action Team , together with the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office and Miami Valley Regional Crime Lab, is alerting the community to a recent resurgence of carfentan...
Lives saved: Overdose deaths decrease for fourth year in Montgomery County
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  • 16 May 2025
24-7 ‘NaloxBox’ in Greene County a first locally in treating opioid overdoses
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  • 16 May 2025
2nd Annual Overdose Awareness Day Event
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  • 13 August 2024
Overdose Awareness Day at the Levitt Pavilion
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  • 06 August 2024
The Community Overdose Action Team invites you to join us for Overdose Awareness Day on Wednesday, August 14, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Levitt Pavilion located at 134 S. Main St. in downtown Dayton. This free event is dedicated to raising awareness about the d...
Overdoses happen ‘everywhere,’ from McDonald’s to shopping centers: Here’s what you can do
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  • 08 July 2024
courtesy of Datyon Daily News Drug overdoses have declined sharply in Dayton and fatal overdoses have been cut in half this year in Montgomery County, according to data from police and public health officials. But police data show that drug overdoses happen all ove...
Overdose deaths down 50%, law enforcement cautiously celebrates
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  • 12 June 2024
AG Yost’s Drug Dropoff Day Elicits More Than 700 Pounds of Unwanted Prescription Drugs
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  • 25 January 2024
COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s second Drug Dropoff Day – held Saturday Jan. 22 at three sites in Clark and Montgomery counties – yielded 711 pounds of unused and expired prescription medications and medical sharps, reinforcing the tremendous va...
Overdose deaths in Montgomery County down 6%
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  • 16 January 2024
BY SAMANTHA WILDOW - STAFF WRITER DAYTON DAILY NEWS IN-DEPTH Preliminary data show there were approximately 297 accidental overdose deaths in 2023 in Montgomery County, a 6% decline from 2022 and a nearly 48% drop from the high experienced in 2017, when 566 people...
New Program Makes Life-Saving Narcan Free and Accessible to Local Businesses
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  • 09 January 2024
The Community Overdose Action Team (COAT) is introducing a new program that allows Montgomery County businesses to request a free life-saving NaloxBox to be placed at an office or business location The NaloxBox contains the overdose-reversing drug naloxone and is s...
Substance Use Disorder & Recovery: The Emerging Landscape
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  • 30 December 2023
The Community Overdose Action Team’s (COAT) Prescription Branch is hosting Substance Use Disorder & Recovery: The Emerging Landscape, an educational event for local providers to learn about the collaborations that are taking place in Montgomery County and provide i...
CAUTION – THC-Infused Edibles Warning
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  • 28 October 2023
With Halloween and trick-or-treat events coming up this weekend, the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office, Community Overdose Action Team (COAT) and Montgomery County Prevention Coalition (MCPC) are warning the public of THC-infused edibles being packaged to resemble...
International Overdose Awareness Day
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  • 26 August 2023
A Moment of Silence for Those Who Fight Addiction Each year we lose thousands of people from drug overdose globally. Some survive but suffer a permanent injury, with devastating impact to their families and friends. International Overdose Awareness Day will take pl...
Street Drugs Laced with Deadly Levels of Fentanyl
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  • 20 August 2023
The Community Overdose Action Team (COAT) is alerting the public that fentanyl, a powerful opioid, has recently been detected in illegal street drugs. “Anyone using drugs should be aware that if they buy drugs on the street, there is a high likelihood that those dr...
Podcast from Washington: On the Frontlines of the Opioid Epidemic with Barbara Marsh
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  • 22 May 2023
On this week’s episode of Podcast from Washington, sheltering-in-place NACCHO government affairs team members Ian Goldstein and Eli Briggs discuss the government actions taken since the president declared a national emergency. They also discuss how funding is being...
THC-Infused Edibles Warning
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  • 19 May 2023
The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office and Community Overdose Action Team (COAT) are warning the public of THC-infused edibles being packaged to resemble common snacks found at places such as gas stations and convenience stores. THC is the psychoactive compound of...
Addiction Treatment Centers Remain Open During COVID-19 Response
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  • 15 May 2023
The Community Overdose Action Team is tracking an increase in the number of overdose deaths in the community and wish to remind the public that the many area addiction treatment and recovery centers remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic. The centers are providin...
Increase in Drug Overdoses, Concern of Drug Potency
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  • 06 May 2023
The Community Overdose Action Team (COAT) is alerting the public that there has been an increase in drug overdose cases locally in the past week. Preliminary data shows four fatal overdoses in the last five days. The COAT is cautioning anyone who buys drugs on the...
Increase in Drug Overdoses, Concern of Drug Potenc
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  • 06 May 2023
The Community Overdose Action Team (COAT) is alerting the public that there has been an increase in drug overdose cases locally in the past week. Preliminary data shows four fatal overdoses in the last five days. The COAT is cautioning anyone who buys drugs on the...
DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keepmedications safe
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  • 24 April 2023
WASHINGTON – With families encouraged to stay at home due to the nationwide health crisis, the Drug Enforcement Administration is asking Americans to keep prescription medications safe and secure until they can properly dispose of them. The Secure Your Meds awarene...
Number of Overdose Cases Higher Than Usual Over the Past 24 Hours
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  • 20 April 2023
The Community Overdose Action Team (COAT) is alerting the public that there has been an increase in drug overdose cases at local hospitals in the past 24 hours. In a typical time period, 7 overdose visits are expected and local hospitals saw a total of 20. The COAT...
KISS Why Should HARM Reduction Matter To You
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  • 28 March 2023
The Community Overdose Action Team appeared on DATV’s “KISS TV Show” to discuss 'Why should HARM Reduction Matter To You' Defining Why, What, When and How the focus and goals of HARM reduction benefits the community. Guests include; Dawn Schwartz, Sydney M. Silvers...
Program Makes Lifesaving Narcan Free and Accessible to Local Businesses
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  • 03 November 2022
The Community Overdose Action Team (COAT) is re-introducing a program that allows Montgomery County businesses to request a free lifesaving NaloxBox to be placed at an office or business location. The NaloxBox contains the overdose-reversing drug naloxone (Narcan)...