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Wednesday, January 11, 2017
With Ohio leading the nation in opioid-related overdose deaths, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) today warned that repealing the Affordable Care Act would kick thousands of Ohioans off of addiction treatment and cut billions of dollars from communities working to combat the opioid epidemic nationwide.
“Repealing the law would immediately interrupt
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Thursday, January 5, 2017
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) The so-called Good Samaritan Act is now law in Michigan.
The law allows anyone to seek help for themselves or someone else for a drug overdose without fear of prosecution.
Nancy King, one of the co-founders of the Southwest Michigan Chapter of FAN (Families Against Narcotics) tells Newschannel 3 she lost her 21-year-old
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Monday, January 2, 2017
Ohio leads the nation in deaths due to heroin and other opioid overdoses. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, the toll climbed from 2,106 in 2014 to 3,050 last year, with an even higher number projected for 2016. Ohio outpaces New York and California, states with much larger populations.
The national rate for deaths by opioid overdose is 10.4 per
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Friday, December 30, 2016
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Nine women live in the little house by the tracks. They’re sharing three bedrooms and a single bathroom. They rise each day at 6 a.m. and then get into a van to ride a half-mile to all-day group therapy. At dusk they’ll be back, typically sitting on the porch, smoking cigarettes, and watching the trains go by.
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Tuesday, December 27, 2016
In the midst of an acknowledged opioid epidemic and public health crisis for treatment resources and options, the Ohio General Assembly has approved Senate Bill 319 (S.B. 319) which contains provisions which are expected to aid in the response to this crisis. However, one provision of this new law will in all likelihood reduce access to Suboxone clinics
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Friday, December 23, 2016
BAY COUNTY, MI -- Despite authorities locking up some of the area's alleged major heroin traffickers on federal charges, the amount of overdoses in Bay County is skyrocketing once again.
Beyond that, the recent spate of fatal overdoses is causing some officials to suspect a substance used to sedate elephants is making its way into Bay County.
In October,
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