Craving, Addition and Brain Science with Dr. Omar Manejwala Wednesday, March 22.
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MEETING NOTES: Medina County Outreach from February 7th
Things that have happened in Medina: 1. BCS – resource page in newsletter 2. Medina County Jail – Opiate Wing 3. Promoted GTH website at St. Ambrose 4. Medina County Library – rooms available for discussion 5. Lodi Library and Lodi PD – Hidden in Plain Sight Program 6. Celebrate Recovery Programs 7. Channel 8 [...]
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High Schools Get Frank With Teens on Heroin Epidemic
Original article from U.S. News While heroin use among high schoolers has declined to historical lows, use of the drug among young adults ages 18 to 25 has more than doubled since 2002, according to federal data. But some high schools are taking proactive measures to educate teens on the dangers of heroin and prescription [...]
Gov. John Kasich signs opioid abuse prevention bill
Original article from Cleveland.com COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Gov. John Kasich on Wednesday signed a bill tightening restrictions on prescription opioids and making addiction treatment easier to obtain. Kasich praised the law as the next step in his administration's efforts against a nationwide opioid abuse epidemic where Ohio leads the nation in overdose deaths. The new law -- [...]
As opioid epidemic worsens, the cost of waking up from an overdose soars
Original article and images from www.cnbc.com. Taylor Kay was driving on Interstate 290, heading east near Chicago, when a car veered across lanes of traffic into the highway median. "I thought, 'Something is wrong,'" the 26-year-old said. "So I get out of my car, and I see he's overdosing, with a needle still in his [...]
Cuyahoga Co. heroin, fentanyl deaths soar in 2016: a statistical snapshot
Original article from Cleveland.com By Evan MacDonald, cleveland.com on December 30, 2016 at 6:30 AM CLEVELAND, Ohio - Heroin and fentanyl continued to claim the lives of Cuyahoga County residents at a breathtaking pace in 2016. The medical examiner's office has attributed more than 500 deaths this year to drug overdoses, with opioids claiming the [...]
Report: Ohio ground-zero for opioid overdose deaths
Original article found at Cleveland.com. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ohio saw more opioid overdose deaths than anywhere else in the nation in 2014, and the numbers continue to rise, according to a recent report. The Buckeye State topped the list of opioid overdose deaths among all 50 states, racking up 2,106 deaths in 2014, the report from The Henry [...]
Heroin, fentanyl kills 42 in Cuyahoga County in November, medical examiner says
Original Article from Cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio -- At least 42 people died after overdosing on heroin, fentanyl or a combination of the two last month in Cuyahoga County, the medical examiner's office said. The county has now seen more than 500 people die of overdoses in 2016, more than double the 228 who died in [...]