A partnership with Cuyahoga County and Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority has the potential to save lives among the agency's 55,000 residents.
CLEVELAND — For years, we've been telling you how big of a problem drug overdoses have become. But just how bad are things right here?
County officials are trying to address the problem in a big way, and a partnership with the Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority has the potential to save lives among the agency's 55,000 residents. News 5 Anchor Courtney Gousman visited CMHA's Cedar Extension Highrise building, where the boxes were recently placed right above the fire extinguishers on every floor. The installations come thanks to a partnership between the housing agency, MetroHealth, The ADAMHS Board, and Thrive.
"It'll be 300 or more boxes eventually. The original proposal was looking at 31 buildings throughout the CMHA properties," said Rebecca Mason from MetroHealth's Office of Opioid Safety. "Having more people understand what an overdose looks like or sounds like and then understanding how to administer naloxone while waiting for EMS or first responders to come and provide more life-saving measures, if necessary, is going to make an incredible impact on saving lives in Cleveland everywhere these CMHA properties are located," said Zietlow-DeJesus.
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