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Saturday, December 17, 2016
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) -The growing heroin epidemic and increase in overdoses means another chance at life for some.
"There's an ongoing heroin epidemic, not only in Ohio, but across the country. Especially here in Ohio and Northeast Ohio and it's obviously a terrible thing," said Nick VanDemark, Communications Manager at Lifebanc. He says they've noticed a
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Friday, December 9, 2016
On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionreleased data showing that overdose deaths caused by synthetic opioids such as fentanyl—the drug that killed Prince rose by nearly 75 percent in 2015. On the same day, federal prosecutors in Massachusetts announced the arrest of six former employees including a former CEO and two former vice
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
It’s no secret that Ohio is wrestling with a devastating plague of drug addiction and fatal overdoses, but still it was a shock to learn last week that Ohio led the nation in overdose deaths in 2014. The number of deaths has continued to escalate since then. One of every nine heroin deaths in the country happens in Ohio.
In response, The Dispatch
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Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Although the programs are showing results, problems still exist. There are rarely enough needles for users, even when an area has an established exchange program. In addition, white people tend to share needles and are less likely to seek out clean syringes. Meanwhile, the rising cost of an anti-overdose medication is causing panic for those who desperately
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Ohioans are becoming all too familiar with the heroin and prescription opioid abuse crisis in our communities and state. We either see the endless stories of addiction in the news or, far worse, watch it unfold in our homes and our neighborhoods. As a physician who treats men and women in the grips of addiction, I see how state policy influences the way
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Monday, November 21, 2016
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) The uptick in heroin overdoses has changed the role of law enforcement across our area. Police departments are overwhelmed with the growing health emergency.
They're investigating heroin overdoses as a crime. TPD started carrying the life saving nasal spray narcan in February of this year. Toledo police have successfully used the
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