COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Latest on the Ohio’s new record drug overdose death toll (all times local):
2 p.m.
Ohio’s governor sees progress in the state’s anti-drug efforts, despite a new report that shows another record death toll from accidental overdoses.
Accidental drug overdoses killed a record 3,050 people in Ohio last year.
Republican Gov. John Kasich (KAY’-sik) says he feels “terrible” about the deaths, but believes lives are being saved by steps taken, including increased monitoring of drug prescriptions and crackdowns on “pill mills.”