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May 19, 1920 Massacre Embodies Miners’ Struggles
The bullet holes in the brick wall of a former post office serve as a reminder of how Appalachian coal miners fought to improve the lives of workers a century… Read More
Vinton Co. Prosecutor: Pandemic Puts More Stress On Families Dealing With Addiction
Even though Vinton County, Ohio, hasn’t had high infection rates of the coronavirus, social restrictions have made it harder to keep drug users and their children safe, says Trecia Kimes-Brown.
Marietta Doctor Convicted of Illegally Prescribing Pain Pills
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A federal jury has convicted an Ohio doctor accused of illegally distributing medication including pain pills. The government had charged Dr. Roger Anderson of Marietta with… Read More
Health Care & Health Costs Expected to Dominate 2020 Presidential Election
Health care will be one of the main issues facing Presidential candidates in the 2020 Election, according to Dr. Daniel Skinner, a political scientist and health policy professor at the… Read More
OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Starts Ad Campaign for Claims
STAMFORD, Connecticut (AP) — OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is rolling out an advertising campaign to let people know they can file claims against the company over the toll of its… Read More
A Closer Look at Food Insecurity in Southeast Ohio
“I was talking to a few families and some of their kids had never had oranges.” Southeast Ohio Food Bank intern, Sophia Lingrell. Food insecurity in Southeast Ohio may be… Read More
Athens Treatment Center Offers MAT Services
Medication-assisted treatment is offered at only half the rehabilitation centers in Ohio. Health Recovery Services in Athens is one of the facilities that does. Three main medications are available in… Read More
5 Years After Indiana’s Historic HIV Outbreak, Many Rural Places Remain At Risk
Fewer than a third of the 220 counties deemed by the federal government as vulnerable to similar outbreaks have active syringe exchange programs which can stop the spread of the infection.
White House Adviser for Rural Affairs Outlines Drug Crisis in Rural America
Anne Hazlett is the Senior Advisor for Rural Affairs at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. In the year she has been in that post, she has… Read More
Reports Show Challenges Remain In Addiction Treatment Medication Access
Center for Disease Control and Prevention data indicate opioid overdose deaths in the Ohio Valley declined in 2018, the first time in nearly a decade. Researchers say this is cause for optimism…. Read More
Life Expectancy Rose Slightly In 2018, As Drug Overdose Deaths Fell
The turnaround is welcome news after rising drug overdose and suicide rates had pushed life expectancy down since 2014. Could America be turning the tide on opioid addiction?
“Not Far from Me” Tells Stories of Addiction from Those Directly Impacted
We often hear stories about drug addiction and the opioid crisis from physicians, policy makers or people involved with the legal system. However, we rarely hear from people directly impacted… Read More
Legislation Cracks Down on Fentanyl Trafficking From Other Countries
While lawmakers from both parties battle over politics, there is some movement on bipartisan efforts to fight the deadly drug fentanyl in Congress. U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) says his legislation… Read More
WV Dems to Focus on Small Business, Infrastructure in 2020
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia Democrats say their 2020 legislative platform will focus on education, infrastructure, small businesses and social services. Democrats in the GOP-led statehouse detailed their “West… Read More
WV Senate Forms Committee Dedicated to Child Welfare Issues
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A committee has been formed in the West Virginia Senate to focus on upcoming legislation related to child welfare. The formation of the Senate Select Committee… Read More
Coroner: Columbus-Area Drug Overdose Deaths Still Rising
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The coroner for the county that includes Ohio’s capital city says the number of fatal overdoses during the first nine months of 2019 grew from the… Read More
China Has Pain Pill Addicts Too, But No One’s Counting Them
SHANGHAI (AP) — Officially, China doesn’t have an opioid problem like the United States. But largely out of sight of the government, addicts exist. A government survey taken in 2016… Read More
Innovating Recovery: Group Highlights New Approaches To Addiction Crisis
After years of leading the nation in overdose death rates, Ohio Valley communities are looking for new ways to deal with the addiction crisis. A national nonprofit organization promotes and… Read More
ACLU Back on Board with Bill Reducing Drug Crime Penalties
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The American Civil Liberties Union says it’s ready to once again support a bill designed to reduce low-level drug possessions to misdemeanors and increase penalties for… Read More
Justice Department Awards Nearly $38M to West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The Department of Justice has announced awards of nearly $38 million to West Virginia to fight crime and improve community safety. A statement from the agency… Read More
Ohio Bill Would Require Insurance Companies to Follow Federal Law
Federal law mandates insurers treat mental health services like they would physical health care. But the sponsors of a new bill in the Ohio Legislature say that’s not happening. Rep…. Read More
WATCH: What Newly Released Emails Reveal About OxyContin and its Makers
The U.S. opioid epidemic has taken hundreds of thousands of lives. A reckoning for the manufacturers, marketers and distributors of these drugs has now begun — but despite several multibillion… Read More
Athens Friends and Newcomers (AFAN) December 2019 monthly meeting
Athens Friends and Newcomers (AFAN) will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday December 12, 2019 at The Dairy Barn Arts Center at 12:00pm, doors open at 11:30am. Our featured speaker… Read More
Ohio Valley’s Premature Deaths Driving Down Nation’s Longevity Rates
A new medical study shows that after decades of increasing life expectancy across the country, people are living shorter lives. And that trend is in part driven by premature deaths… Read More
Families of Inmates Who Died, Hurt at Gallia Co. Jail Seek Answers
GALLIPOLIS, Ohio (AP) — Families of inmates who died or were seriously injured at a small Ohio county jail in the last year are seeking answers about what happened to… Read More
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