/tags/drug-overdoses drug overdoses en-US Copyright Thu, 16 Mar 2023 18:35:03 GMT /news/2023-03-16/a-new-dashboard-is-empowering-ohio-counties-to-curb-overdoses Ohio communities can more easily access data around substance use disorder through a new dashboard. Advocates hope it leads to better treatment. Thu, 16 Mar 2023 18:35:03 GMT /news/2023-03-16/a-new-dashboard-is-empowering-ohio-counties-to-curb-overdoses Kendall Crawford /government-politics/2021-07-16/pandemic-year-likely-deadliest-one-ever-for-drug-overdoses-in-ohio Last year is likely to have been the deadliest year for drug overdoses ever in Ohio, according to a projection from the CDC. Ohio is projected to report… Fri, 16 Jul 2021 19:43:15 GMT /government-politics/2021-07-16/pandemic-year-likely-deadliest-one-ever-for-drug-overdoses-in-ohio Karen Kasler /government-politics/2020-01-13/drug-deaths-dropped-significantly-in-ohio-in-2018 Deadly drug overdoses in Ohio fell nearly 22 percent in 2018, to the lowest number in three years. And overdose deaths dropped in every category of drugs… Mon, 13 Jan 2020 19:48:46 GMT /government-politics/2020-01-13/drug-deaths-dropped-significantly-in-ohio-in-2018 Karen Kasler /government-politics/2018-02-13/report-says-deadly-overdose-deaths-are-still-way-up-suggesting-opioid-crisis-is-far-from-over It’ll be a while before the state puts out new official numbers on Ohio’s deadly opioid crisis. But the federal Centers for Disease Control says it has… Tue, 13 Feb 2018 21:36:44 GMT /government-politics/2018-02-13/report-says-deadly-overdose-deaths-are-still-way-up-suggesting-opioid-crisis-is-far-from-over Karen Kasler /health-mental-health-aging/2017-12-21/opioid-crisis-exploding-numbers-and-costs-of-foster-care-in-ohio On the same day that the federal government released stats showing Ohio has the second-highest opioid death rate in the nation, the state’s children… Fri, 22 Dec 2017 04:44:28 GMT /health-mental-health-aging/2017-12-21/opioid-crisis-exploding-numbers-and-costs-of-foster-care-in-ohio Karen Kasler /government-politics/2017-10-19/gov-kasich-says-state-is-looking-at-claims-in-trying-to-decide-whether-to-sue-drug-distributors A report from 60 Minutes and the Washington Post on Sunday suggested central Ohio based Cardinal Health and other opioid painkiller distributors persuaded… Thu, 19 Oct 2017 20:37:16 GMT /government-politics/2017-10-19/gov-kasich-says-state-is-looking-at-claims-in-trying-to-decide-whether-to-sue-drug-distributors Karen Kasler /government-politics/2017-08-30/report-shows-increase-in-drug-overdose-deaths-as-kasich-rolls-out-prescription-rules More than 4,000 people died of a drug overdose last year in Ohio. That death toll went up by 33 percent over the previous year. And while Gov. John Kasich… Wed, 30 Aug 2017 20:50:59 GMT /government-politics/2017-08-30/report-shows-increase-in-drug-overdose-deaths-as-kasich-rolls-out-prescription-rules Andy Chow /government-politics/2017-05-31/latest-in-ohios-opioid-crisis-the-state-is-suing-some-drug-manufacturers Ohio’s Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against five major drug companies that make opioids, saying they have contributed to the overdose crisis here.… Wed, 31 May 2017 21:15:36 GMT /government-politics/2017-05-31/latest-in-ohios-opioid-crisis-the-state-is-suing-some-drug-manufacturers Jo Ingles /government-politics/2017-03-29/new-bill-would-limit-prescriptions-of-opioids Ohio lawmakers are pushing a bill they think will reduce opioid overdose deaths by setting prescribing guidelines for doctors and dentists. Every day in… Wed, 29 Mar 2017 20:09:19 GMT /government-politics/2017-03-29/new-bill-would-limit-prescriptions-of-opioids Jo Ingles