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State of the Opioid Crisis: Hamilton County sees drop in overdose deaths during pandemic
From Terry DeMio,Cincinnati Enquirer; Hamilton County, once an epicenter of the nationwide opioid epidemic, is likely to end up with a drop in overdose deaths in 2020, a year that saw record-high death
As overdose deaths surge, White House takes steps to build drug policy team
From Brian Mann, NPR; President Biden named more of the team that will tackle the addiction crisis on Wednesday while promising a series of policy actions in the first 100 days. The announcement comes as overdose
2020 'exacerbated all of the issues' driving record drug abuse in America
Adriana Belmonte, Senior Editor for Yahoo! Finance The coronavirus pandemic has had devastating mental health effects on Americans, and drug abuse is hitting record levels. New data from the
Ohio Awards More than $400,000 in Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Funding
(COLUMBUS) – The Ohio Department of Public Safety’s (ODPS) Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS) has announced more than $400,000 in federal grant funding to assist state and local governments in
Editorial: The addiction epidemic hasn't gone anywhere
Columbus Dispatch | Dispatch Editorial Board Don’t forget about the nationwide epidemic that lurks while the global pandemic grabs all of the attention. Yes, more than 220,000 Americans have died
Opioid Prescriptions Continued Decline In 2019
The number of opioids dispensed to patients in Ohio dropped again in 2019, falling to just over half the total of 2012. It was the seventh consecutive year the total of doses dispensed has fallen, according to