drug overdose

The Drug Enforcement Administration officials say fentanyl remains a threat throughout Ohio and other parts of the country.

Columbus City Council on Monday night approved $371,523 in federal money to help fund a second Rapid Response Emergency Addiction Crisis Team in Franklin…

Religious leaders in Stark County are taking new steps in an effort to reduce opioid overdoses. Participating houses of worship will help distribute...

Columbus City Council recently voted to invest more in an innovative program to help connect people who overdose with treatment.Council this week provided…

Ohio law permits pharmacists to give the overdose antidote Naloxone without a prescription to people who deal with opioid addiction. One lawmaker is…

The number of fatal drug overdoses in Ohio declined for the first time since 2009, according to state health officials, a milestone in the state's ongoing…

U.S. overdose deaths last year likely fell for the first time in nearly three decades, preliminary numbers suggest.Ohio reported 4,002 overdose deaths in…

Despite the expanded availability of an overdose antidote, Ohio still has one of the highest rates of opioid overdose deaths in the country.But what…

While a majority of Americans know about naloxone, there is confusion about the fact that in most places a prescription isn't required to obtain the emergency overdose treatment.

Franklin County saw a small dip in overdose deaths in the first quarter of 2018, according to data released by the Franklin County Coroner's Office on…