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Franklin County and Columbus Public Health officials plan to distribute bags that deactivate prescription drugs as part of the fight against the opioid…
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The city of Baltimore says it needs more money to distribute a lifesaving opioid overdose medication. And a recent study finds the cost of treating overdoses in U.S. hospital ICUs has risen sharply.
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The City of Columbus is spending 20 thousand dollars to purchase 329 doses of the opioid antidote naloxone for use by police. Assistant Columbus safety…
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Some of the biggest players in the fight against Ohio's opioid epidemic told business leaders Wednesday it might be closer than they think, and warned…
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Washington Court House Police Chief Brian Hottinger says the goal of criminally charging drug users revived with naloxone is to help those addicts.…
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Franklin County officials Wednesday hosted a summit on the opiate crisis, which shows no signs of letting up in central Ohio or elsewhere.Mike Foley…
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The city of Washington Court House is trying to fight the opioid epidemic by citing drug users who are revived with naloxone. Police last February began…
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Columbus police officials say more officers will be issued naloxone after the recent conclusion of a six-month pilot program. During the program,…
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The Kaiser Family Foundation says more people died in Ohio from opioid overdoses in 2014 than in any other state. Law enforcement, faith groups and other…
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The Ohio Board of Pharmacy says two-thirds of retail pharmacies now offer the drug overdose antidote naloxone without a prescription. 1,374 pharmacies in…