Heroin

Seven counties across Ohio are seeing a spike in recent drug-related emergency room visits and overdoses this summer, and officials say the incidents are…

State health officials this week applied for federal funding to support needle exchange programs in Ohio. That would provide a lifeline for the Canton...

In a West Virginia community hard hit by the opioid crisis, two people have taken on the fight against addiction, using unorthodox — and very different — approaches.

Updated March 9, 2018 at 4:55 p.m. Nine of 12 individuals charged in U.S. District Court in Ohio in a narcotics and money laundering scheme are in...

The Hamilton County Heroin Coalition will use a quarter of a new $400,000 federal grant to predict who might be the next overdose victim and get them into…

The Franklin County Coroner’s office says overdose deaths blamed largely on opioids continue to spike compared to a year ago.Franklin County Coroner Dr.…

Ohio schools may expand their anti-drug message to students. It's one of the new proposals from Attorney General Mike DeWine aimed at helping the children…

Columbus Police say more officers will carry a drug overdose antidote after dozens of heroin users were revived with it during a pilot program.A Columbus…

Ohio Sen. Rob Portman is reintroducing a bill he hopes will slow the flow of synthetic heroin such as fentanyl and carfentanil into the country.Many of…

Franklin County officials report they have discovered pills sold on the streets that were marked as oxycodone were actually counterfeit and contain…