The opioid epidemic's effect on foster care families
John DeGarmo keeps busy as a father to six children.He's also been a foster parent to dozens of other children, which brought the impact of the opioid crisis right into his home. Several of his foster...
View Article5-week-old in Wisconsin overdoses on opioids
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — A disturbing child neglect case on Milwaukee's south side left a 5-week-old baby in the hospital overdosed on opioids. Versean Anderson, 25, is accused of placing drug syringes...
View ArticleCrack mixed with fentanyl causes spike in overdose deaths, officials warn
A spike in overdose deaths in Hamilton County is tied to crack cocaine laced with fentanyl, and officials are warning all drug users to beware. “There’s a potential that fentanyl could be in any...
View ArticleHow a University of Cincinnati program is empowering local teens to address...
Maria Kaylor has watched family members struggle with substance abuse.So when the 17-year-old had the opportunity to help develop new ways to address the opioid crisis, she jumped at the chance.“I’m...
View ArticleFDA considers benefits, risks of strong doses of opioids
Strong opioid dosage is the topic of a two-day public hearing by the Food and Drug Administration — which is trying to discern the benefits and risks.For Katrina King, her opioid addiction began with a...
View ArticleReport: Indiana opioid prescriptions fell by 35% since 2013
A national report says opioid prescriptions in Indiana have decreased by 35.1% over five years.The American Medical Association Opioid Task Force 2019 Progress Report shows Indiana's reduction in...
View ArticleUS appeals court says judge went too far on drug data order
A federal appeals court has ruled that a judge went too far in blocking release of federal data about how prescription opioids were distributed.A 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals three-judge panel on...
View ArticleHamilton County Heroin Coalition issues health alert after major spike in...
In 24 hours, from Friday to Saturday, the Hamilton County Heroin Coalition said 22 people overdosed. The Cincinnati Fire department tweeted that they responded to 20 overdoses between midnight Friday...
View Article10 overdose deaths in 5 days, heroin coalition reports, and nearly 60 overdoses
Ten people died from suspected drug overdoses in five days, according to the Hamilton County Heroin Coalition.Health and law enforcement officials painted a much clearer picture Monday of the overdose...
View ArticleLawyers pause plan to divide opioid settlement
Differences between state and local governments on how to handle any future settlement with the drug industry over the toll of opioids won't play out in court just yet.Lawyers for county and municipal...
View ArticleKentucky businesses awarded grant to fight opioid epidemic
The Kentucky Chamber Workforce Center has been awarded about $700,000 in grant money to identify how businesses can prevent opioid addiction in the workplace and help employees recover.The Lexington...
View ArticleAddiction experts expect a meth epidemic in northern Kentucky soon
Communities along the Ohio River could have only a few years to brace for a methamphetamine epidemic, Mount Healthy police Chief Vince DeMasi said Wednesday. Addiction recovery expert Snezana...
View ArticleUnder new North Carolina law, drug dealers could be charged with...
Under a new North Carolina law, a drug dealer who illegally sells a controlled substance that causes someone's death could be charged with second-degree murder.The "death by distribution" act, signed...
View ArticleUS drug overdose deaths fell slightly in 2018
US drug overdose deaths declined 5.1% in 2018, according to preliminary data released Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.The slight...
View ArticlePainkiller pill indictments charge former Springboro distributor, company...
A former Springboro pharmaceutical distributor and two former top executives have been charged in a conspiracy to flood rural Appalachia with millions of painkiller pills, according to the U.S....
View ArticleDEA agent says recent indictments should be warning to drug distributors,...
Two top execs from a pharmaceutical wholesaler indicted this month. Two pharmacists indicted.A federal agent tells WCPO that others passing prescription drugs and adding to the opioid crisis should...
View ArticleKentucky awarded nearly $9.2 million to combat opioid crisis
Kentucky is receiving more than $9 million from a federal agency to help combat opioid addiction.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says the money will help expand access to services...
View ArticleIndiana gets $8.4M from feds to fight opioid epidemic
A federal agency has awarded Indiana $8.4 million to help fight the opioid epidemic by boosting access to substance abuse treatment and mental health services.The funding was announced Thursday by the...
View ArticleAlleged online opioid drug kingpin to stand trial in Utah
As America's opioid crisis spiraled into a fentanyl epidemic, prosecutors say one young Utah man made himself a drug kingpin by creating counterfeit prescription painkillers laced with the deadly drug...
View ArticleClean Challenge: Couple celebrates sobriety with before and after photos of...
Roughly 1.6 million people reported using methamphetamine in the past year, according to data from the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health . Brent and Ashley Walker used to be part of that...
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