Tag: opioids
Ohio Veteran’s Alliance for Medical Cannabis helps veterans heal chronic pain
Darrell Leffingwell founded the Ohio Veteran's Alliance for Medical Cannabis to advocate for and give veterans access to medical marijuana to heal pain.
Ohio invests $100M in helping communities fight opioid addiction
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced a $100 million investment to help communities fight opioid addiction and prevent overdose deaths.
AG issues warning about synthetic opioid in Ohio
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost urges caution of the lethal opioid Carnfentanil after it was found in multiple drug cases across Ohio.
Opioid update Promising trends in rural opioid misuse shown
A new poll shows increased awareness and willingness to talk about the opioid crisis among rural adults, compared to 2017.
Friends, family can be a gateway to opioid misuse
Nonmedical opioid users are more likely to say they began abusing opioids after friends and family members offered them the drugs, according to researchers.
Fraction of US outpatient treatment centers offer medication for addiction
Study finds that most substance use disorder treatment facilities still do not offer medication treatment for opioid use disorder.
Ohio farm groups take up fight against opioids
Ohio farm and rural groups met in Columbus to discuss opioid abuse with the federal office of Rural Development.
Ohio Opiate Conference honors first responders
At a statewide conference in Columbus, over 1,100 attendees participated in Ohio's 2018 Opiate Conference: Strengthening Ohio's Communities.
Mahoning Co. teen stepped up to fight opioid epidemic
Callia Barwick took action to help in the fight against Ohio’s ongoing opioid crisis after attending Hope for Ohio: Teen Forum on the Opioid Crisis.
Commentary: Rural communities can fight opioids
Editor Susan Crowell on the opioid crisis: "There needs to be a sense of urgency. We need to start responding as neighbors, as communities."
