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DeWine, Cordray Trade Jabs In Heated First Ohio Gubernatorial Debate
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Republican Mike DeWine and Democrat Richard Cordray went head-to-head in their first debate in the race for governor. The two traded jabs in what escalated into a heated debate over… Read More
Gubernatorial Candidates Weigh In On Ohio’s Issue One
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Rich Cordray and Mike DeWine are both making the only statewide issue on the fall ballot a major topic of their gubernatorial campaigns. This puts an even bigger spotlight on the measure… Read More
DeWine: Drug Crime Ballot Issue Would Make Matters Worse
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Republican candidate for Ohio governor says a November ballot issue aimed at reducing sentences for many drug crimes would make the state’s drug epidemic much… Read More
What’s The Evidence That Supervised Drug Injection Sites Save Lives?
By: Elana Gordon | NPR
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Proposals in several cities to offer drug users access to a safe space to consume drugs have caused a political stir, but what do we really know about the effectiveness of safe injection sites?
Office of Drug Control Policy Fails to Submit Report
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The Office of Drug Control Policy has failed to submit a report on how to reduce the prevalence of drug and alcohol abuse in West Virginia…. Read More
Long-Serving Ohio Prisons Director Steps Down
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state’s long-serving prisons director has stepped down after almost eight years. Gary Mohr has been director of the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction for almost… Read More
Officials: Prison Guards, Inmate, Treated for Exposure
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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) – The State Highway Patrol says more than 20 people have been treated for possible drug exposure at an Ohio prison. Patrol spokesman Lt. Robert Sellers says… Read More
Ohio Gov. Kasich Stumps Again In Support Of Medicaid Expansion
By: Karen Kasler | NPR
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An analysis by the state shows Medicaid expansion has cut in half the number of uninsured Ohioans. Most recipients said the expansion made it easier to find work and care for their families.
Ohio Treasurer Candidates Would Expand Office’s Role
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Two candidates for Ohio treasurer have very different ideas about how they’d run the office. Democrat Rob Richardson wants to take a more expanded and active… Read More
Infection And Inequality: How The Income Gap Fuels Ohio Valley’s Hep A Outbreak
By: Mary Meehan | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Jim Thacker is frustrated. The spokesperson for the Madison County, Kentucky, Health Department said there is a real threat of a Hepatitis A outbreak at the detention center right down the road… Read More
Kentucky Drug Overdose Deaths Jump 11.5 Percent In 2017
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky are increasing despite a drop in opioid prescriptions and heroin use. A new report from the Kentucky Office of Drug Control… Read More
Words Matter When Talking About Pain With Your Doctor
By: Patti Neighmond | NPR
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When you go to the doctor in pain, you’ll probably be asked to rate your discomfort on a scale of 0 to 10. But doctors say there may be a better way to assess pain.
Doctors Raise Alarm About Shortages Of Pain Medications
By: Wade Goodwyn | NPR
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A survey of anesthesiologists found that 95 percent say it is impacting patient care. Surgeons, emergency medicine physicians, intensive care unit doctors are also impacted.
Suspicious Letter Reportedly Laced With Fentanyl
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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CIRCLEVILLE — Circleville police are investigating threats and an unidentified substance sent to the offices of the local newspaper. Police say a suspicious letter was sent to the offices of… Read More
Overdose Rates Fall in W. Va. County
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – County EMS records show Cabell County’s overdose totals fell by 41 percent in the first six months of 2018 compared with the same period a year… Read More
DeWine Unveils Children’s Plan As Democrats Raise Doubts
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Republican candidate for governor has released what he says is a plan to invest in Ohio’s kids, families and future. But Democrats are saying his record… Read More
CDC: Illicit Drug Use Down Among High School Students, But Still A Concern
By: Ashton Marra | StateImpact Ohio
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The national Centers for Disease Control said illicit drug use is down among the nation’s high school students, but drug use is still a concern based on findings in its… Read More
Nebraska Police Seize Record Amount Of Fentanyl
By: James Doubek | NPR
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Nebraska law enforcement recently seized 118 pounds of drugs, which they now say was entirely fentanyl. It’s one of the biggest fentanyl seizures in the U.S. and enough to kill millions of people.
3 Ohio Men Indicted in Large Seizure of Fentanyl Pills
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CLEVELAND (AP) – Federal prosecutors say three Ohio men have been indicted in a seizure of fentanyl pills marked as the less potent opioid oxycodone. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in… Read More
Defendant Ordered to Thank Ohio AG for Drug-Testing Backlog
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WEST UNION, Ohio (AP) – A defendant who pleaded guilty to a reduced charge in a methamphetamine case has sent Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine a court-ordered thank-you letter about… Read More
Kentucky Seeks Relief as Autopsy Requests Surge
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky officials have partnered with the state’s two largest universities to handle the increasing number of autopsy requests because of the opioid epidemic. Kentucky Justice and… Read More
Regional Hep A Outbreak Linked To Ohio Valley Addiction Crisis
By: Mary Meehan | Ohio Valley ReSource
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A Hepatitis A outbreak growing in the Louisville area since last summer reached a new peak recently with a travel advisory from Indiana health officials. They told Hoosiers heading to Kentucky… Read More
McConnell Aide Takes Appalachian Regional Commission Role
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Not long after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky squared off with President Trump over funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission, the ARC has a new federal co-chair with strong… Read More
Anxiety Relief Without The High? New Studies On CBD, A Cannabis Extract
By: Allison Aubrey | NPR
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An FDA advisory committee last week urged approval of a drug containing cannabidiol to treat a form of epilepsy. Other scientists wonder if CBD might ease anxiety or other disorders, too.
Feds Charge 6 With Smuggling Drugs Into Ohio Prison
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Federal prosecutors say a prison kitchen worker and five inmates worked together to smuggle drugs into an Ohio prison. An indictment announced Thursday accuses the six… Read More
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