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One county in Ohio has the dubious distinction of having the most prescription drug overdose deaths in the state. According to the Ohio Department of Health, residents of Montgomery County are more likely to die of a prescription overdose. This cause of death surpassed car accidents as the top cause of injury death in Ohio in 2006.
In Montgomery County the average yearly death rate was more than twice the state average between 2000 and 2007. During that time, 785 county residents died of prescription drug overdoses.
It is not yet understood why the county’s numbers are so high. Rural counties in Ohio may be underreporting their statistics of prescription drug deaths. Dayton, which is the largest city in Montgomery County, has a reputation for cheaper drugs. According to Joseph Szoke, executive director of the Alcohol Drug Addicttion and Mental Health Services Board, believes that the number of car industry retirees in the county living on a fixed income may have contributed to the “epidemic” of overdose deaths.
“You have people who in a down economy are looking for ways to supplement whatever income they have” and may be selling extra prescription drugs. This in turn increases the supply of these drugs in the county.
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