Centerville gets state grant for school drug education effort

Centerville is among the local law enforcement agencies in line to get state funding for drug use prevention education programs in public schools.

The Centerville Police Department is eligible for $5,830.50 to combat drug abuse, according to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.

Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that he is awarding more than $2.7 million in grant funds to a number of law enforcement agencies across the state for drug use prevention education programs in public schools.

Grant recipients are required to include over-the-counter and prescription drug abuse prevention education in their programs.

“The abuse of prescription drugs is one of the primary reasons behind the current opiate epidemic in Ohio, which is why it’s important that students receive age-appropriate lessons about the dangers of these and other drugs at an early age,” DeWine said in a statement issued by his office.

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Nick Blizzard is a staff writer for the Dayton Daily News. He is a graduate of Stebbins High School who earned a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University and its E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. Nick is a Riverside native and has been a journalist in the Dayton area for more than 20 years.