Southeast Messenger - January 26th, 2020

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County overdose statisics
The Franklin County Coroner’s Office
released its preliminary overdose death
statistics for the first nine months of 2019.
The statistics used are decedents who
have died of overdoses in the county using
injury location, not residence. The coroner
office statistics are sometimes different
from those of the state and other agencies
who use decedents who have died of overdoses
in the county using residence only.
By using injury location, the coroner’s
office captures persons who are homeless
with last known addresses in other counties
or states, persons who are “couch surfing”
with last known addresses outside of
Franklin County, persons who have moved
in with someone unofficially with outside
last known addresses, and persons who
overdose and die in motels/hotels but have
last known addresses elsewhere.
From Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, 2019 the
Franklin County Coroner’s Office saw 421
people die of overdoses. This is approximately
an increase of 15 percent from the
same period last year. Opiate-related
deaths accounted for 90 percent of overdose
deaths for the first three quarters of 2019.
Fueling this was fentanyl which accounted
for 83.6 percent of all overdose deaths.
Carfentanil-related overdose deaths
accounted for 3.5 percent, and heroin-related
deaths accounted for 7.6 percent of all
overdose deaths.
Cocaine, methamphetamine and cocaine
with fentanyl related overdose deaths:
cocaine: 40.8 percent, methamphetamines:
10.6 percent, and cocaine + fentanyl: 35
percent.
Looking at race and ethnicity, 28 percent
of those who died of overdose deaths
were African-American, 67 percent were
Caucasian, 3 percent Hispanic, 1 percent
Asian and 1 percent other, according to the
coroner’s office. For the first three quarters
of 2019, 69.4 percent of the overdose deaths
were male and 30.6 percent were females.
In terms of age the highest number of those
who died of overdoses were between the
ages of 30 and 49.
The five zip codes with the highest number
of overdose deaths for this period were:
43211, 43207, 43229, 43204, and 43232.
Cruisers on the air
The Groveport Sports Network provides
live play-by-play coverage of Groveport
Madison High School athletic contests in
2019-20.
Each broadcast begins 25 minutes prior
to the game with the pre-game show. The
pre-game show features interviews with
the coach, a scouting report of the opponent,
the starting line-ups, and more. Tune
in after the game for interviews along with
a look at the final stats.
Access the free broadcasts on a computer
or handheld device. Broadcasts available
on demand for 30 days after the broadcast
date. Rick Cooper is the play-by-announcer.
To watch: www.facebook.com/groveportsportsnetwork.
Games to be broadcast:
January 26, 2020 - SOUTHEAST MESSENGER - PAGE 13
Basketball (boys) (all 7:30 p.m.) - Jan. 31
vs. New Albany; Feb. 4 vs. Lancaster; Feb.
7 at Newark; Feb. 14 vs. Big Walnut;
Softball (all 5:15 p.m.) -April 8 vs. Canal
Winchester; April 22 vs. Newark; April 23
at Big Walnut; April 29 at Canal
Winchester; April 30 vs. New Albany; May
4 at Newark; May 6 vs. Big Walnut;
Baseball (5 p.m.) - May 8 at New Albany.
Special Olympics
A local chapter of Special Olympics Ohio
formed in the Groveport/Canal Winchester
area. The mission of Special Olympics Ohio
is to provide year round sports training and
competition in a variety of Olympic type
sports for intellectually disabled individuals.
For information contact local coordinators
Penny and Cassandra Hilty at groveportspecialolympics@gmail.com
or at (614)
395-8992 or 395-6640. Donations may be
sent to Groveport Special Olympics, P.O.
Box 296, Groveport, OH 43125.
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