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The State of Ohio has been on the forefront of the addiction crisis since the opiate epidemic came to light in the early 2000’s. In 2007, unintentional drug poisoning became the leading cause of injury death in the state, surpassing motor vehicle crashes for the first time on record. This trend has continued and in 2018, 3,764 people died of unintentional drug overdoses across Ohio. In Southwest Ohio, Butler County is comprised of 470 square miles and is home to more than 382,000 people.  Butler County accounts for only 1 percent of the total area of Ohio and 3 percent of the total population.  However, Butler County’s 176 unintentional drug overdose deaths accounted for 5 percent of the state’s overall total in 2018. Additionally, Butler County ranked 3^rd in the state for the number and age-adjusted rate of unintentional drug overdose deaths by county for the period 2013-2018 (53.3). This rate is a jump from the previous age-adjusted death rate (26.5) for the period 2009-2014, previously ranking Butler County at 7th in the state.