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Psychology Professors Present Panel On Opioids In Appalachia
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – Marshall University psychology professors will present a panel discussion on the opioid problem in Appalachia. The event is open to the public and is set for… Read More
New Ohio Data Show Sharp Increase In Overdose Deaths From The Opioid Fentanyl
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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New official state data from the Ohio Department of Health show 4,854 people died of drug overdoses in 2017, a 20 percent increase from the previous year. The new data add to… Read More
Surgeon General Says Opioid Crisis Requires Fight Against Stigma
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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In a comprehensive new report on the opioid crisis, the U.S. surgeon general writes that stigma remains a major barrier to treatment and urges a more supportive approach to those… Read More
Senate Opioids Bill Takes Aim At Fentanyl Imports
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The U.S. Senate has approved a bipartisan package to address the nation’s opioid crisis with more resources for addiction treatment and recovery and an emphasis on stopping the flow of… Read More
The New DARE: Schools Aim To Stop Next Generation Of Opioid Crisis
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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New data from the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health show a rare bright spot amid the opioid crisis. Fewer high schoolers in the region appear to be… Read More
Ohio Set to Award Latest Prizes in Opioid Science Challenge
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio is awarding another round of prizes totaling $2.4 million in its global technology challenge seeking scientific breakthroughs to address the U.S. opioid crisis. A dozen… Read More
Inspired By Her Own Pain, A Researcher Explores Alternatives To Opioid Treatments
By: Joe Palca | NPR
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New options for non-addictive pain treatment are sorely needed. One researcher is borrowing from the field of cancer nanomedicine to test an idea that could bring relief to chronic pain sufferers.
Rural Risk: Mobile Clinics Help Tackle Multifaceted Opioid Crisis
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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In a room at the Letcher County Health Department in Whitesburg, Kentucky, about 20 people are learning how to use naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal medication. Among them is 18-year-old… Read More
Your Voice Ohio Collaborative Seeking Solutions To Opioid Crisis
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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An Ohio-based collaborative thinks journalists can play a bigger role in solving the region’s opioid crisis. The effort starts with listening to people in some of the hardest-hit communities. A… Read More
Medicaid Plan Says Opioid Use Down 40 Percent
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s largest Medicaid plan says the amount of opioids prescribed to its members has decreased 40 percent over the past 18 months. CareSource announced Monday it… Read More
Judge: Opioid Distribution Data Not For Public Consumption
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CLEVELAND (AP) – A federal judge has ruled that local governments cannot make public federal government data about where prescription opioids were distributed. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is providing… Read More
WOUB-TV to Examine Opioid Epidemic With Weekly Programming
By: Emily Votaw
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The opioid epidemic is a national issue with deep, unfortunate roots in portions of Southeast Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia. For the next several weeks, WOUB-TV will be providing programming… Read More
With More Opioid Use, People Are More Likely To Get Caught Up In The Justice System
By: Rhitu Chatterjee | NPR
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A new study shows Americans with opioid addiction are more likely to have been arrested or convicted of a crime, suggesting a need to involve police, courts and jails in treating addiction.
Auditor’s Report Shows Opioids Impact On Medicaid
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A state auditor’s report looking at opioids’ impact on Ohio’s Medicaid program shows the number of Medicaid recipients with an opioid-related diagnosis quadrupled from 2010 to… Read More
A New Wave Of Meth Overloads Communities Struggling With Opioids
By: Arezou Rezvani | Rachel Martin | Danny Hajek | NPR
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Meth has made a resurgence, and in some communities already stressed by opioid addiction it’s doubling the burden on first responders, the criminal justice system and schools.
Your Voice MOV: Finding Community Solutions To The Opioid Crisis
By: Doug Oplinger | Your Voice Ohio/The Ohio Media Project
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“One of the medics takes a drill out of his bag and turns it on. It whirs like a dental drill as he pushes it into the man’s shin bone,… Read More
Analysis Finds Geographic Overlap In Opioid Use And Trump Support In 2016
By: Paul Chisholm | NPR
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Counties with higher rates of opioid use skewed heavily Republican in the 2016 election. What role did the opioid epidemic play in President Trump’s victory?
Beyond Opioids: How A Family Came Together To Stay Together
By: Rhitu Chatterjee | Rebecca Davis | NPR
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Infants do better with their parents, studies find, as long as parents have support to get and stay sober. This program starts during pregnancy, to rally and train a strong family support network.
WOUB Participating In News Collaborative Looking To Address Mid-Ohio Valley Opioid Crisis
By: Doug Oplinger | Your Voice Ohio/The Ohio Media Project
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More than 300 people were killed by drug overdoses in the Marietta-Parkersburg area in the last four years, contributing to a crisis ravaging the Ohio valley. As journalists who try… Read More
Kentucky Attorney General Files Sixth Opioid Lawsuit
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s Democratic attorney general has filed a sixth lawsuit against a pharmaceutical company for deceptive marketing of opioid-based painkillers. Andy Beshear announced on Thursday that he… Read More
The Messy Reality of Opioid Addiction: Speaking With Writer Michael Henson
By: Emily Votaw
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According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, there were 3,613 opioid-related overdose deaths in Ohio in 2016. That harrowing statistic is made up of mothers, brothers, daughters, grandparents, cousins,… Read More
Health Care Company Donating Opioid Disposal Kits in Ohio
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KETTERING, Ohio (AP) – A health care benefits company is donating 10,000 opioid disposal kits to help authorities in part of Ohio hard hit by the state’s overdose crisis. UnitedHealthcare… Read More
Student Wins West Virginia Opioid Abuse Awareness Contest
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – An elementary school student has won a contest aimed at raising awareness of prescription painkiller abuse in West Virginia. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says in a… Read More
Trying Physical Therapy First For Low Back Pain May Curb Use Of Opioids
By: Patti Neighmond | NPR
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A study of patients with low back pain finds that those who got physical therapy first needed fewer pricey scans and surgeries and had “significantly lower out-of-pocket costs” for treatment overall.
Senators Tout $3 Million Grant for Opioid Treatment Center
By: Associated Press
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WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s two U.S. senators have announced federal approval of nearly $3 million for a new substance abuse treatment center in Ohio County. Sens. Joe Manchin… Read More
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