Prescription drug abuse

Central Ohioans have the chance to dispose of unwanted prescription drugs this weekend. The annual National Drug Take-Back Day is scheduled Saturday from…

The City of Columbus plans to distribute 800 prescription medication disposal bags. The bags will be distributed by police and fire officials. The were…

Many people responding to proposed state rules regulating painkillers for chronic pain patients say those patients should automatically be given…

Ohio Governor John Kasich has announced new rules for monitoring the prescribing of opioid painkillers. The rules apply to the treatment of patients with…

Are opioids the best way to manage long-term pain? NPR's Ari Shapiro talked with Dr. Ajay Wasan, a pain specialist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, to find out.

Dublin-based Cardinal Health says it will work with the state on new rules cracking down on suspicious orders of prescription pain killers and other…

The state says a record 4,050 people died of drug overdoses last year, driven in large part by the emergence of stronger drugs like fentanyl. On average,…

Ohio doctors have reached tentative agreement with the Kasich administration on a proposed rule requiring them to report the specific diagnosis of every…

Today is the deadline for small medical marijuana cultivators to apply for a state license. Meanwhile, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is pushing for…

The American Medical Association has listed Ohio as the top state for monitoring prescription drugs. The AMA says Ohio processed more than 24 million…