Author: Terry DeMio, Cincinnati Enquirer

Fake prescription pills, tainted with fentanyl, are a deadly threat, even in one dose. There was a 150% rise in 2022, according to the DEA.

“We are in the midst of a tornado,” said Jorge Perez, president and CEO of YMCA of Greater Cincinnati. “… We are going to need additional funding.”

They’re all accused of illegally prescribing pain meds, but charges against these medical professionals are the most shocking from this week’s sweep.

Here’s what you need to know about thepain-pill prescriber sweep that yielded 60 charges of doctors, nurses, pharmacists and others in five states.

Coty Glass’ story is one of almost 2,000 embedded in a map that aims to show the human face of an epidemic. You can add your lost loved one’s story.