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Meigs County Jail Levy Fails
By: Bethany Greenman, Micaela Marshall
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After 121 years, the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office and jail will remain as is. The results are in and 3,189 voted against and 2,417 voted for the Meigs Co. Criminal… Read More
Ohio Has 35,000 Pounds Of Prescription Drugs Safely Disposed
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Officials say Ohioans turned in more than 35,000 pounds (15,876 kilograms) of unused, expired or unwanted prescription drugs last month during the most recent National Prescription… Read More
Ohio Authorities Announce Drug Charges Against 100 People
By: Associated Press
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EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio (AP) – Authorities say 100 people have been charged with hundreds of counts of drug trafficking, including allegations of flooding the state with doses of deadly synthetic… Read More
Tobacco’s Toll: New Push To Stop Smoking In Country’s Sickest States
By: Mary Meehan | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Hundreds of kids scurrying to buses are oblivious to a sign above them declaring Bourbon County High School “100 percent Tobacco Free.” But upstairs in the library, sophomore and anti-smoking… Read More
West Virginia Cities Sue Accrediting Group Over Painkillers
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Several West Virginia municipalities are suing The Joint Commission, claiming the Chicago-based health care accreditation group downplayed the dangers of prescription painkillers and helped fuel addictions…. Read More
After 121 Years, Meigs County Might Get a New Jail
By: Micaela MarshallBy: Bethany Greenman
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Since 1896 the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office and jail has operated in the same building. Until 1984 the building also served as the sheriff’s residence, housing 18 sheriffs throughout the… Read More
West Virginia Episcopal Bishop Encourages Naloxone Supply
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The bishop of West Virginia’s Episcopal Church is encouraging congregations to carry the opioid overdose-reversing drug naloxone. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the Rev. W. Michie Klusmeyer… Read More
Manchin to White House: Withdraw Nominee for Drug Czar
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) – A Democratic senator is demanding that the White House withdraw the nomination of Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Tom Marino to be the nation’s drug czar. Sen. Joe Manchin… Read More
Ohio Playwright’s Work On Addiction to Be Read at ARTS/West Oct. 13
By: Emily Votaw
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As the opioid epidemic continues to surge throughout the country, and, in particular, Southeast Ohio, one must wonder what collective emotional truths are being unearthed by this tragedy. Such truths… Read More
🔈#457SEO: Drugs and Tattoos
By: WOUB News Team
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Dr. Joe Gay recently retired from his position as Executive Director of Health Recovery Services. He still plans to work on combating the opioid addiction crisis in our region. But… Read More
Melania Trump Tours West Virginia Infant Drug Rehab Center
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – First lady Melania Trump has toured a West Virginia drug addiction recovery center for infants in the heart of the nation’s opioid epidemic. Trump visited Lily’s… Read More
Federal Study Cites Measures To Address Newborn Addictions
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A new federal study recommends educating both health care providers and pregnant women on screening and prenatal care to address drug addiction and withdrawal in newborns…. Read More
Cincinnati Police Union Leader: Force Addicts Into Treatment
By: Associated Press
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CINCINNATI (AP) – The leader of the Cincinnati police union says those who heavily misuse opioids endanger officers and should be forced into treatment. Sgt. Dan Hils is speaking out… Read More
Free Play Reading of “Well Beings”
Brick Monkey Theater Ensemble presents a Free Play Reading of Greg Vovos’ “Well Beings.” Join Brick Monkey Theater Ensemble in conversation with the Ohio University College of Health Sciences and… Read More
West Virginia County Gets Drug-Trafficking Designation
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Federal authorities have designated West Virginia’s Wood County as a high intensity drug trafficking area eligible for support for joint federal, state and local police enforcement… Read More
Police: 6-month-old Expected to Survive After Apparent Overdose
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AKRON, Ohio (AP) – Police say a 6-month-old Ohio boy is expected to survive after apparently overdosing on an opioid. Akron police said Monday that the boy is expected to… Read More
Federal Grant Supports West Virginia Drug Courts
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins says West Virginia has received a $1.4 million federal grant to support the state’s drug courts. The Justice Department funding supports existing… Read More
Kentucky Attorney General Helps Man Who Overdosed On Lexington Street
By: Associated Press
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – Attorney General Andy Beshear says he got a first-hand look at the seriousness of Kentucky’s opioid epidemic on the streets of Lexington this week. Beshear says… Read More
Coroner Tracks Spike In Overdose Deaths For Columbus Area
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The coroner serving the greater Columbus area says overdose deaths blamed largely on opioids continue to spike compared to a year ago. Franklin County Coroner Dr…. Read More
Dayton Mayor Makes Case For Gov’s Office In Athens
By: Susan Tebben
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ATHENS — Nan Whaley sat in the Court Street Diner on Monday, talking about her memories of Southeast Ohio and making her case for becoming the leader of the state. The… Read More
40 Ohio Police Agencies Split $3M For Drug Response Teams
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Forty law enforcement agencies around Ohio are getting a combined $3 million in state grants for teams that aim to address the state’s opioid epidemic by… Read More
West Virginia Drug Czar Wants Rising Death Toll Stopped
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The director of West Virginia’s new Office of Drug Control Policy starts his new job on Tuesday, and he wants to get out into communities to… Read More
Fentanyl Drives Another Record Year of Ohio Overdose Deaths
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state says a record 4,050 people died of drug overdoses last year driven in large part by the emergence of stronger drugs like the synthetic… Read More
Fun Barn Robber Convicted
By: Susan Tebben
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ATHENS – A Logan man was convicted and sentenced on multiple counts involving a robbery at the Movies 10 in Nelsonville, according to officials. Dillon M. Deible, 20, was sentenced… Read More
Ohio Man Tired of Renting to Addicts Torches Trailer Home
By: Associated Press
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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) – A man has told authorities he set a vacant trailer home on fire in southern Ohio because he’s tired of renting to drug addicts. The Chillicothe… Read More
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