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Overdoses On The Road On The Rise
By: Andrew Welsh-Huggins | Associated PressBy: Mitch Stacy | Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An SUV crashed after all four occupants overdosed on heroin in North Carolina. The same day, a man in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, grabbed the steering wheel after… Read More
Overdoses on the Road: Drugged Driving Rises as a Menace
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Police and rescue crews say drivers overdosing on heroin and other drugs are driving up the number of car crashes. Authorities say people with addictions don’t… Read More
Ohio Crime Lab Seeks Help to Handle Increased Drug-Testing
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state crime lab that tests drugs for Ohio law enforcement agencies wants to get help from other labs to deal with increasing demand for testing… Read More
Considering Compassion: The Science Behind The Ohio Valley’s “Compassionate Cities”
By: Glynis Board | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Many towns and cities across the Ohio Valley try to improve their business environment with tax breaks, site development, and other incentives. But how about investing in compassion? A growing… Read More
Cleveland Police Find Potent Sedative Disguised as OxyContin
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CLEVELAND (AP) – Officials in northeast Ohio are issuing a warning after detecting a large animal sedative in pills disguised as the pain medication OxyContin. Cuyahoga County’s medical examiner, Dr…. Read More
Healthy Debate: What The Republican Health Bill Taught Us About Medicaid
By: Mary Meehan | Aaron Payne | Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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As Congress considers repealing the Affordable Care Act, health professionals in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia grapple with what that might mean for a region where many depend on the… Read More
How Healthcare Bill Affects Southeast Ohio
By: Susan Tebben
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As the United States Senate pores over a new draft of a healthcare bill for the nation, Ohioans are talking about the effects the bill would have on Southeast Ohio…. Read More
Coal Mining Jobs Will Not Return Despite Pres. Trump’s Claims: Expert Says
President Donald Trump states that his actions through Executive Orders will bring coal mining jobs back to America. Jonathan Norris, researcher and engineer, says that is not likely to happen…. Read More
Akron School Officers Will Carry Narcan
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AKRON, Ohio (AP) – Officers patrolling public middle and high schools in one of northeast Ohio’s largest cities will start carrying the overdose antidote naloxone during the coming school year…. Read More
Butler Co. Sheriff Sticks to Refusal on Narcan by Deputies
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HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) – The Butler County Sheriff is sticking to his longstanding refusal to allow deputies to carry an overdose-reversal drug. Sheriff Richard Jones has said in recent interviews… Read More
Portman to Visit Drug Recovery Center
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LOVELAND, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s Republican senator plans to tour a drug recovery center in suburban Cincinnati after voicing opposition to proposed legislation to overhaul Barack Obama’s health care law… Read More
Vending Machines Help Firefighters Keep Track of Drugs
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Vending machines being installed in Columbus firehouses will help paramedics and firefighters keep better track of the drugs they dispense. About $220,000 is earmarked for the… Read More
Ohio Budget Passes Legislature, Heads To Kasich For Potential Veto Fight
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The clock is ticking for Gov. John Kasich who has until Friday night to sign the $65 billion state budget that not only fills a revenue shortfall but makes some… Read More
Counties Struggle To Be Heard As Medicaid Tax Stays On Chopping Block
By: Susan Tebben
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UPDATE 2:30 p.m.: The counties receiving the managed care organization sales tax might see a reprieve to the total loss of funding, under the budget just passed by the Ohio… Read More
Former OU Trustee Dies After Being Shot at Home
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio doctor awaiting sentencing on charges related to operating an opioid “pill mill” has died after being fatally shot during an apparent home invasion…. Read More
Councilman Asks if City Can Stop Responding to Overdoses
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MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) – A city councilman in southwest Ohio has asked if it’s possible for city emergency crews to stop responding to drug overdose calls as costs for those… Read More
Lawsuit Challenges Kentucky’s Medical Marijuana Ban
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s criminal ban on medical marijuana is being challenged in a lawsuit that says its use could help combat the state’s opioid addiction woes. The suit,… Read More
Cardinal Health Seeks Dismissal of Counties’ Drug Lawsuits
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A pharmaceuticals distributor has asked a federal judge to dismiss lawsuits filed by six West Virginia counties over the opioid crisis, arguing that they were filed… Read More
New River Gorge Rangers Outfitted with Overdose Rescue Kits
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia University and the state Department of Health and Human Resources have provided park rangers at New River Gorge National River with overdose rescue kits…. Read More
Trump Budget Cuts Would Hit Trump Country Hardest
By: Glynis Board | Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The true costs of the deep cuts in President Donald Trump’s proposed budget would fall disproportionately on many of the poor and working class people in the Ohio Valley region… Read More
Trump Administration’s Addiction Crisis “Listening Tour” Gets An Earful
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Trump administration officials have been visiting parts of the country affected by the opioid addiction crisis, including the Ohio Valley region. The administration called it a “listening tour,” and they… Read More
Dayton-Area Drug Deaths May Set New Annual Record…by June
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – A coroner’s office says the Ohio county that includes Dayton might see more accidental drug overdose deaths in the first half of this year than in… Read More
West Virginia Journalist Arrested During Officials’ Visit
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Police say a West Virginia journalist has been arrested as he tried to ask questions to two federal officials who were visiting the state Capitol. A… Read More
Heart Of The Matter: Needle Drug Use Brings Spike In Heart Infections
By: Mary Meehan | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The Ohio Valley’s addiction crisis has brought another health problem, as rising numbers of needle drug users are contracting a serious form of heart infection called endocarditis. The rate of… Read More
Dayton Mayor Announces Run for Ohio Governor
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP Statehouse Correspondent
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley says she running for governor, becoming the third woman Democrat to seek Ohio’s highest state office. The 41-year-old Whaley says she wants… Read More
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