Drug Rehabilitation

People struggling with opioid addiction are not monolithic - they come to their addiction from many different places.How they manage addiction in recovery…

State Issue 1, Ohio's drug sentencing ballot amendment, has failed at the polls.WOSU is bringing you comprehensive coverage of the 2018 midterm elections,…

Voters in Ohio will see one statewide issue on the ballot. Supporters have said this constitutional amendment will steer non-violent drug offenders away…

A Southwest Ohio pastor who was speaking out in support of Issue 1, the state ballot issue that would provide drug users and possessors with treatment…

The leader of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus joined with some Cleveland City Council members and other local officials to support Issue 1 at a news conference Thursday morning. The proposed constitutional amendment would reduce penalties for drug possession, reclassifying lower-level felonies as misdemeanors. It would also allow incarcerated people, with some exceptions, to shorten their prison sentences by taking part in job and education programs.

As groups, associations, and individual polticians around Ohio line up against a statewide ballot issue to cut jail time for some drug offenders, one…

The Ohio State Coroners Association has come out adamantly against the only issue on the statewide ballot, saying they can’t support any measure that…

The Libertarian candidate for governor has weighed in on Ohio Issue 1 , known as the Drug and Criminal Justice Policies Initiative. In a statement...

A conservative think tank is sending out a warning that Issue 1 could bring expensive, unintended consequences. But the group adds it’s unfortunate...

Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein and Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien have come out against Issue 1, arguing their own plan is more effective.Issue…