Opioids

A measure to crackdown on the shipment of opioids from China is moving its way through Congress. That's according to Republican U.S. Senator Rob Portman…

Jordan, a college student in Central Ohio, is a lot like many of his classmates. He does well in school, has a part-time internship, a solid group of…

Ohioans are being prescribed fewer opioids.Even though about 11 Ohioans continue dying from drug overdoses every day, new data from the Ohio Board of…

The state has awarded nearly $10 million for several research and development projects that aim to stem opioid addiction.The grants are part of the $20…

Ohio has launched its latest ad campaign targeting the state's deadly opioid epidemic.The $1 million "Take Charge Ohio" public awareness campaign targets…

Today at 11amIn the wake of our nationwide opioid epidemic, scientists explain how addiction manifests in adults and complicates the lives of infants born…

The nation’s opioid crisis has been described as the deadliest drug epidemic in U.S. history. The crisis has permeated businesses across Central Ohio to…

A national nurses union is developing protocols for treating opioid patients after three Massillon, Ohio, nurses they represent were treated for fentanyl…

A new analysis from the Associated Press shows Medicaid expansion accounted for 43 percent of total Ohio Medicaid spending on substance abuse and mental…

When the opioid carfentanil, an elephant tranquilizer, surfaced in Ohio last summer, it caused a public health emergency. Ohio now suffers more fatal drug…