Author: Terry DeMio, Cincinnati Enquirer

Fake prescription pills, tainted with fentanyl, are a deadly threat, even in one dose. There was a 150% rise in 2022, according to the DEA.

“We are in the midst of a tornado,” said Jorge Perez, president and CEO of YMCA of Greater Cincinnati. “… We are going to need additional funding.”

Here’s what you need to know about thepain-pill prescriber sweep that yielded 60 charges of doctors, nurses, pharmacists and others in five states.

Coty Glass’ story is one of almost 2,000 embedded in a map that aims to show the human face of an epidemic. You can add your lost loved one’s story.