Heroin

Authorities are warning that an opiate used by veterinarians for elephants and other large animals is circulating among heroin users in Ohio. The…

Columbus Police say police and fire officials responded to an alarming number of opiate overdoses in a relatively-small area on Sunday.Police say the…

A prosecutor says a man accused of causing the death of a woman in a crash that occurred while he had heroin in his system has been indicted on charges…

The coroner in southwest Ohio's largest county says overdose deaths from the powerful painkiller fentanyl have overtaken heroin deaths.Hamilton County…

A Reynoldsburg man accused of selling fentanyl-laced heroin to two people who had near fatal overdoses has been indicted on 11 drug counts. 26 year old…

Columbus is in the midst of a heroin epidemic. Health officials worry about an increase in infectious diseases. The city now has a needle exchange program…

The drug store chain CVS is set to announce that it will make an antidote for heroin overdoses available at its Ohio stores.CVS pharmacy officials, Ohio…

Ohio Department of Public Safety records indicate a drug overdose antidote that can help save addicts on the brink of death was administered more than…

Ohio's governor and top law enforcer are asking educators across the state to help in the battle against opiate addiction.Gov. John Kasich and Attorney…

In Ohio, heroin overdoses have almost tripled in the last three years. A new reduction program, called Safe Point, is aimed at creating a needle-exchange…