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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 addiction and overdose fatalities. That was 2015, and 735 state residents died from overdoses that year. Preliminary data for 2017 show there were 1,011 overdose deaths… 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 evidence from around the Ohio Valley showing deaths related to the opioid crisis continued to rise in 2017 as state records begin to reflect the… 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 in need. Surgeon General Jerome Adams wrote in his Spotlight on Opioids report that stigma has prevented people with opioid use disorders from seeking treatment. “The way… 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 the the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl. The Senate approved the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 by a 99-1 vote Monday night including a version of Ohio… 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 using opioids in the past year. School officials in the Ohio Valley want to continue that trend with more school-based programs designed to help prevent… 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 Morgan Hopkins. An aspiring therapist, Hopkins said she wants to be ready with naloxone if someone overdoses around her. “You never know what you’re going… Read More
Targeted Prevention Program Hopes To Curb Substance Misuse In Athens County Students
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio — Members of the Athens County Prosecutor’s Office and school personnel are training to prevent the onset of substance use disorders by identifying and addressing at-risk personality traits closely associated with them. Athens County Prosecutor Keller Blackburn wanted a school-based prevention program to get ahead of the region’s addiction epidemic and came across… 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 group of about 50 people gathered in a small building at the fairgrounds in Marietta, Ohio, to share their thoughts on the region’s opioid crisis… Read More
Judge: Opioid Distribution Data Not For Public Consumption
By: Associated Press
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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 the information to state and local governments to use in their lawsuits against companies that make, distribute and sell the drugs at the center of… Read More
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