Ohio's drug interdiction task force seized more than 92 million dollars in narcotics last year. Attorney General Dave Yost says meth surged in 2024 as the task forces seized over 1,100 pounds of the drug off Ohio streets, which is up from 350 pounds in 2023. They also seized over four and a half million dollars in currency and 26 thousand prescription pills.
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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.
This Saturday is National Drug Take Back Day and the DEA is urging people to get rid of unused and expired prescription medications. The Drug Enforcement Agency sets both a spring and fall takeback day for people to get rid of their old medications. During the last spring takeback day, law enforcement agencies collected 335 tons of pills nationwide. Ohio had the 3rd highest amount, behind Wisconsin and Texas, collecting more than 41 tons of old prescription medication.
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.
August 28, 2024, Press Release from AARP Ohio: COLUMBUS, Ohio-Today, AARP released a report that shows an estimated 127,193 of Ohioans on Medicare prescription drug plans will see savings thanks to a new out-of-pocket cap that starts January 1, 2025. The savings are made possible by a provision in the 2022 prescription drug law that AARP championed which caps out-of-pocket prescription drug costs every year, beginning at $2,000 next year, for America’s 56 million Medicare drug plan enrollees.
August 22, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Public Safety:(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – The Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center (ONIC) rele…
Medical marijuana dispensaries around the state are expected to get approval on Tuesday to begin selling both medical marijuana and to people over 21 for recreational use.
July 25, 2024, Press Release from Lima Memorial Health System: Lima Memorial Health System is pleased to announce that its Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) Pharmacy Residency Program has been reaccredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) through 2028. This significant achievement highlights Lima Memorial’s unwavering commitment to excellence in pharmacy education and supporting the future of Great Care in our community.
June 4, 2024, Press Release from the Office of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine: (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed an executive order today authorizing the Ohio Board of Pharmacy to immediately classify nine synthetic opioids as Schedule I controlled substances, effectively banning their sale and use in the state. These nine synthetic opioids are known as nitazenes. Initially developed decades ago as potential alternatives for morphine that were never approved for medical use, new nitazene compounds are increasingly being found in the illicit drug supply in Ohio.