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The 3-year, $1.39 million grant comes from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. It bolsters an existing program that provides opioid-free care.
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Montgomery County will spend its opioid settlement money on behavioral health services at the county jail and grants for nonprofits addressing opioid use disorder.
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The SOAR Initiative said in an interview with WYSO that their text alerts keep people informed of deadly drug batches and overdose surges sometimes days earlier than police or hospitals can spot the trends.
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New research shows drug overdose deaths continue to surge among Black Americans. For the first time since 1999, Black Americans are dying at a higher rate per capita than white Americans.
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Discussion continues whether to join $26 billion national settlement
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COVID-19 introduced setbacks for recovering addicts in Ohio, but local support groups and organizations are fighting to slow the growing crisis.
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Vick Mickunas' 2020 interview with Jack Shuler
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Opioid Overdose Deaths Update
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Communities across the Midwest have been devastated by the opioid epidemic. But there's still a lot of misunderstanding about how opioids affect our...
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While lawmakers from both parties battle over politics, there is some movement on bipartisan efforts to fight the deadly drug fentanyl in Congress. U.S....
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A constitutional amendment backed by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost to set up a way to distribute opioid settlement money through a statewide...
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Federal law mandates insurers treat mental health services like they would physical health care. But the sponsors of a new bill in the Ohio Legislature...