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One year of sports bets are on the books in Ohio. Lawmakers and stakeholders are looking ahead
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Although wagers on athletic events at the professional and collegiate levels went legal statewide at midnight on Jan. 1 last year, it’s not a… Read More
![West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice delivers his annual State of the State address at the state Capitol in Charleston on Jan. 11, 2023.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ap23012066592768-db2b2b2f3d90abc99bd91c496982079632bba7a6-scaled-e1685560573498-900x422.jpg)
A bill decriminalizing drug test strips in opioid-devastated West Virginia heads to the governor
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A bill that would decriminalize all dtrug test strips used to detect deadly substances in West Virginia, the state with the nation’s highest overdose rate, is headed to… Read More
![Joe Smith talks with his granddaughter Olivia on the couch in their home in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, with their cat Marshall and dog Presley.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/AP23299729887889-e1698949276879-900x422.jpg)
Addiction can lead to financial ruin. Ohio wants to teach finance pros to help stem the loss
By: Samantha Hendrickson | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Joe Smith did not picture raising his granddaughter at age 66, but when his daughter’s illness tied to addiction meant she couldn’t care for her child,… Read More
![Two Ozempic Insulin injection pens next to an Ozempic box.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/shutterstock_2314734503-e1696953666893-900x422.jpg)
Why medication to treat alcohol-use disorder is ‘vastly underutilized’
By: Ali Rogan | Andrew Corkery | Claire Mufson | PBS NewsHour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — Nearly 30 million Americans struggle with alcohol-use disorder. Medication used to treat alcohol-use disorder have been on the market for decades, but is rarely prescribed. Dr. Sarah… Read More
![Materials prepared for the first-ever Appalachian "Save a Life Day" naloxone distribution event are displayed on a free Narcan access box](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/AP23256769916575-e1694717501991-900x422.jpg)
Communities across Appalachia band together for the first-ever 13-state Narcan distribution event
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An effort to destigmatize the use of Narcan that started as a pilot in two West Virginia counties has expanded to all thirteen states in Appalachia this… Read More
![Alisha Nelson speaks at podium after Gov. Mike DeWine names her executive director of OneOhio Recovery Foundation](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/download-3-e1692717899192-900x422.webp)
DeWine names a leader for the OneOhio Recovery Foundation
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) has named the first-ever leader for the OneOhio Recovery Foundation, a private, nonprofit organization that will oversee prevention and recovery… Read More
![Cars pass Purdue Pharma headquarters in Stamford, Conn.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/AP_19277754232860-e1570833556708-900x422.jpg)
A ruling clears the way for Purdue Pharma to settle opioid claims and protect the Sacklers from lawsuits
By: Geoff Mulvihill | AP
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NEW YORK (AP) — A federal court ruling cleared the way Tuesday for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to settle thousands of legal claims over the toll of opioids. The 2nd… Read More
![The drug Opvee in its nasal injector and box next to it.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ap23139717518933-74040faba76ad402ab2743cc2914e79d3c77f290-e1684854298484-900x422.jpg)
A new nasal spray to reverse fentanyl and other opioid overdoses gets FDA approval
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators on Monday approved a new easy-to-use version of a medication to reverse overdoses caused by fentanyl and other opioids driving the nation’s drug crisis…. Read More
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Recovery high schools help kids heal from an addiction and build a future
By: Stephanie Daniel | NPR
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DENVER (NPR) — Every weekday at the 5280 Recovery High School in Denver starts the same way. Students in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction gather on the steps of… Read More
![A reporter holds up an example of the amount of fentanyl that can be deadly](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/AP_18163738950164-e1538085639967-900x422.jpg)
A Senate hearing on fentanyl outlines the international supply chain that brings drug to the U.S.
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — A Congressional hearing on fentanyl brought some of the Biden administration’s key drug officials together to examine how to address what is now the leading cause of… Read More
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State provides online quiz to help gauge risk level for gambling disorder
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s mental health and addiction services department is calling on people to “Get Set Before You Bet” as part of Responsible Gambling Education Month…. Read More
![A box of NARCAN Nasal Spray](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/narcan-box-kasler-e1660143369889-900x422.jpg)
Free Narcan and drug test strips distributed throughout West Virginia
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Volunteers and public health workers have set up shop in parks, churches, post offices and community centers for the biggest overdose reversal drug training and distribution… Read More
![A drug overdose rescue kit is pictured in Buffalo, N.Y.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ap17079149326960_custom-efc7c4184660bc4723de5a1fd4da835871498a83-scaled-e1650555184513-900x422.jpg)
Drug overdose deaths are at a record high. Here’s what the White House plans to do
By: Martha Bebinger | WBUR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WBUR) — In its first detailed plan to slow the rise in drug overdose deaths, the Biden administration is emphasizing harm reduction. That means increasing access to clean… Read More
![A reporter holds up an example of the amount of fentanyl that can be deadly](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/AP_18163738950164-e1538085639967-900x422.jpg)
A rare look inside one Mexican cartel’s fentanyl operation, and how the drug reaches the U.S.
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The opioid epidemic has ravaged the United States, with the drug fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, delivering particularly fatal outcomes. Fentanyl’s high potency combined with its low production… Read More
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A Federal Judge Rejects A Government Bid To Delay Purdue Pharma’s Bankruptcy Settlement
By: Brian Mann | NPR
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Updated October 14, 2021 at 8:43 AM NEW YORK (NPR) — In a surprise ruling late Wednesday a federal judge in New York allowed work to continue on implementation of… Read More
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Parkersburg Bars New Residential Drug Treatment Centers For A Year
By: Associated Press
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PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia city has approved a moratorium on residential drug treatment facilities. The Parkersburg News and Sentinel reports the Parkersburg City Council voted 8-1 Tuesday… Read More
![Hocking College sign](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Hocking-College-900x422.jpg)
Program At Hocking College Helping People Experiencing Homelessness
By: Lexi Lepof
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) – Elizabeth Cook has dealt with substance use her whole life. Her parents both struggled with addiction. Cook’s own substance use disorder began when she was 12… Read More
![Hocking College sign](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Hocking-College-900x422.jpg)
Program At Hocking College Helping People Experiencing Homelessness
By: Lexi Lepof
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) – Elizabeth Cook has dealt with substance use her whole life. Her parents both struggled with addiction. Cook’s own substance use disorder began when she was 12… Read More
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Trial Against Opioid Distributors Set To Begin In W.Va.
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A trial is set to start in a lawsuit filed in West Virginia accusing three drug distributors of fueling a local opioid epidemic with excessively large… Read More
![Huntington, West Virginia skyline](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/HuntingtonWVskyline-e1506429416193-900x422.jpg)
A City Wrestled Down An Addiction Crisis. Then Came COVID-19
By: Claire Galofaro | AP
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — As the COVID pandemic killed more than a half-million Americans, it also quietly inflamed what was before it the country’s greatest public health crisis: addiction. The… Read More
![The Madison Co. Health Department’s Narcan mobile unit](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Narcan-MCHD-Van-2-scaled-e1613398541352-900x422.jpeg)
Addiction In The Pandemic: The $350M Effort To Heal Communities In Opioid Crisis
By: Corinne Boyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — The Madison County health department in Kentucky has kept its harm reduction program open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to continue its work against the other… Read More
![White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Acting Director Regina LaBelle.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Acting-Director-LaBelle-photo-e1612994262760-900x422.jpg)
Addiction In The Pandemic: An Interview With White House Leader On Drug Control Policy
By: Corinne Boyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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FRANKFURT, Ky. (OVR) — When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released drug overdose death data last December, it warned about the impacts the ongoing pandemic has had on… Read More
![2nd Chance Center for Addiction Treatment adjusted its in-person services in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2nd-chance-sign-scaled-1-e1612887578893-900x422.jpg)
Addiction In The Pandemic: Staying In Treatment While Staying COVID Safe
By: Corinne Boyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (OVR) — Since 2012, the 2nd Chance Center for Addiction Treatment has served people in Lexington, Kentucky. The office sits on a busy street on the city’s north… Read More
![OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. The global business consulting firm McKinsey & Company has agreed to a $573 million settlement over its role in the opioid crisis.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ap21035139542813-b53feffe2aea3742615e58044df25f696cbb19e0-scaled-e1612450660824-900x422.jpg)
Consulting Giant McKinsey To Settle Opioid Claims For $573 Million
By: Brian Mann | NPR
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McKinsey is the latest major American corporation to face legal, financial and public relations peril stemming from its role in the nation’s deadly opioid epidemic.
![NorthStar Online NA’s first meeting using online support, in 2018](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/NA-Meeting-scaled-e1612289081881-900x422.jpg)
Addiction In The Pandemic: An Interview With A Member Of Narcotics Anonymous
By: Corinne Boyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (OVR) — Terrance D. is the father of two daughters and lives in Lexington. He’s a carpenter and owns a small construction company. More than 15 years ago,… Read More
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