ELYRIA, Ohio (WOIO) - Day one of Lorain County’s 4th Annual Naloxone Street Outreach was on Monday.

Tuesday they will be in the city of Lorain.

More than 50 volunteers walked the streets of Elyria handing out naloxone kits Monday to neighbors.

Naloxone is a drug that can be used to reverse an opioid overdose.

Just last year, the department and its volunteers gave out more than 600 kits.

This year, they used data to decide where they would go.

Juan Schwartzman was one of the researchers who spent weeks studying maps and data. Looking for for overdose hot spots.

Once they knew where overdoses were happening more often they sent their volunteers there to knock on doors with the kits.

Samantha Meluch with the health department told 19 News every knock is an opportunity.

“At first, som

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