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On this week’s episode of Prognosis Ohio, we continue our 2020 candidate spotlight by talking with Sheryl Munson—a public defender of 26 years and…

When it comes to connecting people with a substance abuse disorder to care, the biggest challenge is sometimes removing barriers. Ohio’s Opioid Crisis has…

Republican Ohio Attorney General and gubernatorial nominee Mike DeWine is opposing a November ballot issue aimed at reducing sentences for non-violent…

The Ohio Ballot Board has agreed on the language for the only issue voters will see this fall - a resolution to a dispute over Issue 1.Supporters say it…

Republican and Democratic gubernatorial candidates Mike DeWine and Rich Cordray have released plans for how to help children succeed. Both say their plans…

While many Ohioans are enjoying picnics, parades and fireworks, members of a group that wants to put a proposed ballot issue before voters this fall are…

State data shows overdoses from opioids – including heroin and fentanyl – are killing at least nine people a day. And that figure is likely to rise by the…

When opioid addicts try to put their lives back together, it is often difficult to get the housing, jobs, continuing treatment and personal connections…

The opioid epidemic has reached every community in Ohio. Because of this, hospitals, courts and jails have become the front lines of the battle against…

The state wants to change to the way mental health and addiction services are billed and coded, to align with national standards. But providers stressed…