Local and state grants provided the funds for the Narcan. Rangers have reportedly already used the antidote at least once while patrolling the areas surrounding the parks, according to the report.
Among all U.S. states, Ohio experienced the fourth highest rate of opioid overdose deaths per 100,000 people in 2015.
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