Stark County’s overdose rate has doubled in a decade — Canton is fighting back with real-time resources.

Stark County saw its overdose death rate nearly double between 2016 and 2023, driven by the shift from prescription opioids to illicitly manufactured fentanyl. Canton’s community response has been notable: the Stark County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery board funds one of Ohio’s more robust peer support networks, including mobile crisis teams and recovery housing programs. Live Now Recovery digitizes and amplifies that infrastructure, making every provider, kiosk, and support program findable in real time from a mobile phone. The platform’s payday cycle logic automatically flags elevated risk windows for Stark County’s working-class ZIP codes — ensuring that peer outreach is concentrated when and where it’s most needed. Searching ‘addiction treatment Canton Ohio’ or ‘MAT clinic Stark County’ now returns actionable, live results rather than outdated government directories.