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Ohio Budget Includes Funds for Narcotics Intelligence Center
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s budget plan includes funding to set up a state narcotics intelligence center to combat the opioid epidemic. The new center, which would… Read More
Group Gives DeWine Report On Mental Illness, Drug Addiction Needs
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Gov. Mike DeWine has said repeatedly that mental health and drug addiction are two areas he’ll focus on in his first budget. The group that he appointed to study the… Read More
DeWine Calls For 30 New Drug Courts In Ohio
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Gov. Mike DeWine will propose the creation of 30 new specialty dockets, known as drug courts, as part of his budget expected to be officially released Friday. The move is… Read More
No More Oxycontin For Injured Workers In Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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As of July 1, the Ohio Bureau of Worker’s Compensation will no longer pay for a powerful painkiller that’s at the center of the opioid crisis here in the Buckeye State. Ohio… Read More
New ARC Grants Combine Economic Recovery And Addiction Recovery
By: Becca Schimmel | Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The Appalachian Regional Commission announced Thursday another $22.8 million in funding to 33 projects aimed at revitalizing economies in places affected by the decline in the coal industry. The awards are the… Read More
As Opioid Crisis Affects A New Generation, Experts Study Long-Term Effects Of Prenatal Exposure
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Sue Meeks has worked with children for years as a registered nurse. Meeks manages the family navigator program at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens, Ohio. Several… Read More
Addiction Help Line Has Taken More Than 30,000 Calls
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MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) – Officials say more than 30,000 people have called a help line aimed at connecting people with addition and mental health issues to resources for treatment. First… Read More
Filing: OxyContin Maker Forecast ‘Blizzard Of Prescriptions’
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BOSTON (AP) — A member of the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma told people at the prescription opioid painkiller’s launch party in the 1990s that it would be… Read More
Study Finds Ohio Overdose Deaths Linked To Meth Have Soared
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CLEVELAND (AP) — A report says the number of Ohio drug overdose deaths involving meth or other stimulants soared last year. Orman Hall is an Ohio University researcher and a… Read More
Drug Office Official Visits West Virginia City
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – A drug office official read about what a West Virginia city was doing to combat the opioid epidemic and decided to see it in person. News… Read More
Parent Support Group
The Athens County Prosecutor’s Office will host a Parent Support Group for parents who have experienced a child suffering from addiction. Questions may be directed to Becky Filar at (740)592-3208.
Another Drug Crisis: Methamphetamine Use By Pregnant Women
By: Rhitu Chatterjee | NPR
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As illegal meth use has made a comeback across the U.S., pregnant women have not been spared, doctors say. New research shows rural areas in the South, Midwest and West have been hit hardest.
CDC Data Show Ohio Valley Still Has Nation’s Highest Overdose Death Rates
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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New federal data show the Ohio Valley again led the nation in rates of fatal drug overdoses last year. The data confirm what local officials have reported: Synthetic opioids are… Read More
Opioid-Related Levies Receive Mixed Response From Ohio Voters
By: Elizabeth Miller | ideastream
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The impact of the opioid crisis was all over the ballot on Tuesday – from candidates with proposed opioid solutions to county levies for strained children services departments. Near-Record Number… Read More
A Rural Community Decided To Treat Its Opioid Problem Like A Natural Disaster
By: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch | NPR
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A rural county in Washington declared the opioid epidemic a life-threatening emergency. It uses a multiagency coordination group straight out of FEMA’s playbook to respond to the crisis.
Ohio Valley Lawmakers Helped Shape Bipartisan Bill On Opioid Crisis
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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A year after President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency, he signed a bipartisan bill Wednesday to bolster law enforcement efforts and expand addiction treatment and… Read More
The Doctor And The Epidemic: Three Years At Ground Zero Of The Opioid Crisis
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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When Dr. Rahul Gupta started work as West Virginia’s chief health officer his state was already ground zero for the opioid epidemic, with some of the nation’s highest rates of… Read More
Driving While Recovering: For Some Fighting Addiction, A Roadblock On The Path To Sobriety
By: Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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After decades of addiction to heroin and prescription opioids, Wendy Crites finally made a clean break. “For the first time in my life I just wanted to be off of… 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
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
Auditor’s Report Shows Opioids Impact On Medicaid
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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
Medicaid Recipients In West Virginia To Get More Substance Use Disorder Services
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia Medicaid recipients will soon receive the second phase of new services under a federal waiver as part of efforts by Gov. Jim Justice’s administration… 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.
West Virginia Apartments To House Women In Drug Treatment
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – Renovations have started on a building that will become apartments for women undergoing treatment for substance use disorders in West Virginia. Marshall University says in a… Read More
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