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West Virginia Offering Potency Calculator for Opioid Use
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia prescribers and pharmacists have a new tool to track how potent a patient’s combination of prescriptions is. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and the state… Read More
Dozens Enroll in Program Aimed at Treating Opioid Users
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Dozens of people in southwestern Ohio have enrolled in a new program aimed at helping heroin and fentanyl users by directing them to treatment programs instead… Read More
Opioid-Treatment Law Takes Effect
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Programs that use medication to treat substance abuse are now more tightly regulated under West Virginia law. The law endorsed by Democratic Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin… Read More
Kanawha County Teaching Opioid Overdose Treatment
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Health officials in Kanawha County will be teaching the public how to use the opioid overdose-reversing treatment naloxone. The training will take place Thursday at 8… Read More
Opioid Prescriptions For Injured Workers Decreases
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The amount of opioids prescribed to injured Ohio workers has fallen significantly since the state’s insurance fund for injured workers created a pharmacy management program amid… Read More
Medical Center Considers Changing Opioid Prescribing Policy
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Officials from Charleston Area Medical Center may consider changing their policies on prescribing opioid. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that CAMC chief operating officer Dr. Glen Crotty… Read More
Opioid Antidote To Become More Widely Available
By: Merle Tilk
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A potentially lifesaving drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid-related drug overdose will soon be more widely available to the general public as the state tries to deal… Read More
Connect with musicians who are improving life for themselves and their communities in “Appalachia” on THE EXPRESS WAY WITH DULÉ HILL – April 30 at 9 pm
THE EXPRESS WAY WITH DULÉ HILL New Four-Part Series Airs Tuesdays at 9:00 pm Join the Renowned Actor, Singer and Performer as He Travels Across the Country to Find Artists… Read More
Using art to reclaim narratives and change the perceptions of communities in part one “California” on THE EXPRESS WAY WITH DULÉ HILL – starting April 23
THE EXPRESS WAY WITH DULÉ HILL New Four-Part Series Premieres Tuesdays, April 23-May 14, 2024 Join the Renowned Actor, Singer and Performer as He Travels Across the Country to Find… Read More
Following the use of an essential public health tool for centuries in “Follow the Data” on THE INVISIBLE SHIELD – April 9 at 10 pm
THE INVISIBLE SHIELD Part Two: Tuesday, April 9, 2024 on PBS and Streaming on PBS.org and the PBS App Explores the Hidden Public Health Infrastructure in America That Saves Lives… Read More
Judith Hill channels grief into resilience on ‘Letters From a Black Widow’
By: Ian Saint
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CINCINNATI, Ohio (WOUB) — Judith Hill has experienced the kind of rocketing career ascents many artists only dream of. She’s also endured the kind of devastating blows one would hope to… Read More
Stiffer penalties for fentanyl dealers and raises for teachers are among West Virginia legislative priorities
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Leading lawmakers in West Virginia want to increase penalties for fentanyl dealers, give public school teachers more pay raises, remove disruptive students from classrooms and boost… Read More
Suggested Listening ’23: Caitlin Kraus
It’s that time again! WOUB Culture asked people involved in music and arts across WOUB’s coverage area what they’ve been listening to this year. Check out their answers on WOUB… Read More
Lawmakers still plan changes before Issue 2’s recreational marijuana law takes effect next week
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state’s new recreational marijuana passed by nearly 57% of Ohio voters takes effect next Thursday. Republican lawmakers have said they want to tweak… Read More
One woman’s controversial fight to make America accept drug users for who they are
By: Brian Mann | NPR
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When Louise Vincent was introduced at a drug policy conference last month in Phoenix, the huge crowd erupted in applause. She’s a small woman, rail thin. At age 47, her… Read More
Addiction can lead to financial ruin. Ohio wants to teach finance pros to help stem the loss
By: Samantha Hendrickson | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Joe Smith did not picture raising his granddaughter at age 66, but when his daughter’s illness tied to addiction meant she couldn’t care for her child,… Read More
Education Department punishes student loan servicer for billing mistakes
By: Cory Turner | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The U.S. Department of Education has taken the unusual step of punishing one of the largest federal student loan servicers for failing to send on-time billing statements… Read More
A bill in Ohio elevates penalties for fentanyl and heroin dealing—and human trafficking too
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Testimony continued Wednesday on a Republican-backed bill that boosts the penalties for fentanyl, heroin and human trafficking, the fourth hearing held on the piece… Read More
Child care programs just lost thousands of federal dollars. Families and providers scramble to cope
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (AP) — Kaitlyn Adkins is studying law to help families in her community impacted by the opioid epidemic at the heart of West Virginia coal country. But to… Read More
Communities across Appalachia band together for the first-ever 13-state Narcan distribution event
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An effort to destigmatize the use of Narcan that started as a pilot in two West Virginia counties has expanded to all thirteen states in Appalachia this… Read More
DeWine names a leader for the OneOhio Recovery Foundation
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) has named the first-ever leader for the OneOhio Recovery Foundation, a private, nonprofit organization that will oversee prevention and recovery… Read More
Supreme Court temporarily blocks $6 billion Purdue Pharma-Sackler bankruptcy
By: Brian Mann | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review a controversial bankruptcy case involving Purdue Pharma, the maker of Oxycontin, and members of the Sackler family who own… Read More
Mental health care shortages complicate efforts in schools to help low-income students combat learning loss
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — When schools switched to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, some students just fell off the radar. Fort Frye Superintendent Stephanie Starcher estimated her… Read More
Ohio’s $86 billion state budget clears the Legislature and heads to the governor
By: Samantha Hendrickson | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s new budget could include almost $3 billion in income tax cuts, funding for universal school vouchers, bans on flavored vape products, and hundreds of other… Read More
A Jackson County family’s work to address substance misuse draws on personal experience
By: Reese Thompson
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JACKSON, Ohio (WOUB) — Every week, Staci Mercer and her daughter hand out free naloxone kits to help save the lives of community members dealing with substance misuse. For them, the… Read More
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