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Health
Ohio Attorney General: Reemergence of lethal synthetic opioid may signal rise in overdoses
Health
Public health vending machine in Huron County offers free opioid overdose medicine
The machine will also offer free COVID-19 at-home test kits, drug disposal pouches, and fentanyl test strips.
Local News
Ohio will receive $679.6 million from drug makers, pharmacies as part of opioid settlement
In total, the companies will pay 22 states $17.3 billion to settle a bevy of lawsuits. Ohio's portion will be paid out over 15 years.
Politics
Ohio opioid settlement panel's records must be public, top state court says
The panel will decide how to distribute over $440 million of an $808 million settlement reached with Johnson & Johnson and three pharmaceutical distributors.
Health
Ohio hospital using alternatives to opioids to treat surgical pain
Program finds non-addictive methods not only help pain management, but also get patients on their feet faster.
Health
Lorain, Erie counties issue overdose spike alert
Both agencies say fentanyl is being mixed with all street drugs, including cocaine, methamphetamine, pressed (counterfeit) pills, and heroin.
Heroin
Beat The Stigma | Toledo man shares journey from addiction to sobriety
Juan Duarte has been sober for six years. As we work to beat the stigma, he asks others for grace.
Local News
$650M opioid settlement for Lake, Trumbull counties comes as overdose deaths rise
While addiction psychiatrist Dr. Christina Delos Reyes says it looked like the opioid epidemic peaked in 2017, numbers spiked again during COVID.
Local News
Judge: Pharmacies owe two northeast Ohio counties $650M in opioids suit
Judge Dan Polster said CVS, Walgreens and Walmart caused severe harm to communities with the way they distributed opioids. Two other chains agreed to settlements.
Stop the Stigma
Beat the Stigma: Ohio man helping younger generation stick to their sobriety
A Toledo business owner is partnering with a recovery center to provide jobs to people in recovery.
Features
How Ohio's medical schools are battling the opioid epidemic
In the past, medical schools were leaving prescription education and substance use disorders to residency programs. In Ohio, that changed in the fall of 2020.
Heroin
BEAT THE STIGMA | Toledo man shares journey from addiction to sobriety
Juan Duarte has been sober for six years. As we work to beat the stigma, he asks others for grace.
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