A state-wide watchdog for bad-batch drugs is halfway to its fundraising goal for its latest harm reduction project. The SOAR Initiative (SOAR stands for Safety, Outreach, Autonomy, Respect) alerts subscribers via text or app about overdoses from deadly batches of drugs, often laced with unknown amounts of fentanyl and xylazine. The latter, SOAR says, has exploded in the state, resulting in the need for specific first aid kits to meet the growing need for xylazine wound care.
Ohio’s Overdose Watchdog is Raising Funds to Combat Flesh-Eating Drugs
