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An Ohio State study finds that certain Columbus neighborhoods are opioid treatment deserts, which presents a huge barrier for those seeking help.

Nearly half of all U.S. states want a share of a lawsuit settlement with Purdue Pharma to pay for programs to address record overdose deaths and a worsening opioid crisis during the pandemic. We take a look at the impact of the pandemic on addiction treatment and where the recovery community heads from here.

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma agreed on Monday to pay $4.28 billion to settle lawsuits alleging it helped to create the opioid epidemic.Nearly half of all…

During Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate in Westerville, two candidates discussed the idea of decriminalizing opioids."We need to decriminalize…

Gov. John Kasich says his Medicaid department has made some changes to required background checks on behavioral and mental health providers – a…

Ohio Medicaid says it will continue to enforce a new rule requiring background checks of Medicaid providers. Some of them say the new practice will cost…

Secretary of State Jon Husted, who’s also the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, has announced the official title for the only statewide issue…