The Ohio Unintentional Drug Overdose report says that there were a recorded 4,452 deaths in 2023, which is down 9% from the 4,915 in 2022.
From
To
September 25, 2024, Press Release from the Raabe College of Pharmacy at Ohio Northern University: Ada, Ohio – The Raabe College of Pharmacy at Ohio Northern University invites the public to a special screening of the documentary Inheritance at the Freed Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at 6:00 pm. This event provides an opportunity for students, faculty, and the public to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by rural communities and explore solutions through collective conversation.
Doctor believe if people are confident in using drugs like Narcan, more people's lives will be saved from drug overdoses.
Allen County Public Health is reminding residents of their Project DAWN program that supplies Narcan in the event that someone overdoses. Project DAWN stands for "Deaths Avoided With Naloxone" and is a statewide program that provides agencies and community partners to distribute free Narcan to those who might need the lifesaving medicine in the event of an overdose. ACPH says that Allen County does see both fatal and non-fatal overdoses, some of which are unintentional, so their goal is to prepare the community to help combat the opioid epidemic.
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Area non-profits and healthcare organizations banded together to prevent addiction and overdoses. For the second year, the M…
August 22, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Public Safety:(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – The Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center (ONIC) rele…
The Healthy State Alliance was formed back in 2018 between the Wexner Medical Center in Columbus and Bon Secours Mercy Health. On Wednesday, health professionals spoke on the opioid epidemic that is continuing to affect people nationwide. They highlighted topics involving opioids like reducing the stigma of addiction and what role opioids play in human trafficking.
Sponsored
It was a day like any other for Matthew Treglia and his 12-year-old daughter. While riding to school, she noticed a box sitting between them. …
The number of children being served by Allen County Children Services due to neglect and abuse reports has drastically increased with the opioid epidemic. Allen County Family and Children First Council hearing some updated numbers of children being served in recent years. In 2012 330 children were in "out of home placement". In 2016 it hit an all-time high at 555 children and in 2018 it has come down slightly to 498 children in “out of home placement”. Along with higher numbers, the cost to place them nearly doubled to $2.6 million dollars in 2016. Agency officials say the day and age of working independently to serve the children is gone and working together is what's needed.
The federal government is stepping up to help the State of Ohio with their battle against opioids. The Center for Disease Control has released 1.8 billion dollars in grants to states to help fight opioid abuse. Ohio will get nearly 56 million dollars, which is the third-highest amount behind California and Pennsylvania. The grants are flexible so they can be used on different sides of the problem, from treatment, prevention or recovery services. Senators Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown have gotten various federal laws passed to tackle the opioid problem and in the State of Ohio, the efforts look like they're paying off.