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Greater than Heroin collaborates with National Drug Take Back Day to help fight addiction epidemic

Many communities and organizations are partnering with law enforcement agencies for National Drug Take Back Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 28. The goal is to help reduce the amount of unneeded, unused and expired prescription drugs that often are found in homes. The program offers a way to properly dispose of these unwanted [...]

By |2018-04-26T13:27:10-07:00April 26th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Greater than Heroin collaborates with National Drug Take Back Day to help fight addiction epidemic

Politicians need to take note of needles and ZIP codes in opioid crisis: Mark Naymik

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Aside from bodies in the morgue, there are no more important indicators of the scope of Northeast Ohio's opioid crisis than needles and ZIP codes. And nobody is closer to these telltales - and the people who fuel them - than Lisa Fair, Chico Lewis and Roger Lowe. Together, they run the [...]

By |2018-04-26T13:21:20-07:00April 26th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Politicians need to take note of needles and ZIP codes in opioid crisis: Mark Naymik

Dispose of unwanted medications April 28 – National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

CLEVELAND, Ohio - People who have unwanted or expired prescription medications are encouraged to dispose of them on Saturday, April 28 - National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. According to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.4 million Americans abused controlled prescription drugs, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The study shows [...]

By |2018-04-25T12:57:39-07:00April 25th, 2018|News, Upcoming Event|Comments Off on Dispose of unwanted medications April 28 – National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

Greater Than Heroin Summit Meeting Minutes

April 19, 2018 Fr. Bob introduces himself, the event, and everyone around the room gave their name and which organization they represented. Wide range of people in attendance: everyone from clergy, public service, to family members of those suffering with addiction. Overview of progress made thus far. What we need to do is connect this [...]

By |2019-03-18T10:17:58-07:00April 23rd, 2018|Discussion|Comments Off on Greater Than Heroin Summit Meeting Minutes

John Carroll University to offer certificate for substance-abuse counseling

University Heights, Ohio - John Carroll University is now offering a certificate program to train counselors to treat people who have substance-abuse disorders. The program is open to those who have an associate's, bachelor's, or master's degree and are seeking to enter the field of counseling.  Due to the opioid epidemic, Ohio has a growing demand for [...]

By |2018-04-17T09:38:07-07:00April 17th, 2018|News, Upcoming Event|Comments Off on John Carroll University to offer certificate for substance-abuse counseling

Ohio’s largest meth bust: 140 pounds of methamphetamine seized from warehouse in Summit County

BOSTON HEIGHTS, Ohio - Federal agents arrested two Mexican nationals and a Cleveland man after more than 140 pounds of methamphetamine was seized in Boston Heights — believed to be the largest seizure of meth in Ohio's history. Tyrone Rogers, 36, of Cleveland, Hector Manuel Ramos-Nevarez, 26, and Gilbert Treviso-Garcia, 24, both of Mexico, are [...]

By |2018-04-03T15:56:16-07:00April 3rd, 2018|News|Comments Off on Ohio’s largest meth bust: 140 pounds of methamphetamine seized from warehouse in Summit County

Health-care experts from across the country to meet in Cleveland to tackle opioid crisis

CLEVELAND, Ohio - National experts in health care, government, community organizations and foundations plan to convene in Cleveland to choose an issue related to the opioid crisis, such as opioid-dependent babies, then gather data and define a solution. More than 70 of the experts gathered privately on Monday at the Global Center for Health Innovation to [...]

By |2018-03-28T20:50:51-07:00March 28th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Health-care experts from across the country to meet in Cleveland to tackle opioid crisis

Pain in the Nation Update: Deaths from Alcohol, Drugs and Suicide Reach the Highest Level Ever Recorded

View the document below from Trust for America's Health. Click to download or view the PDF.

By |2018-03-22T17:05:34-07:00March 22nd, 2018|Discussion|Comments Off on Pain in the Nation Update: Deaths from Alcohol, Drugs and Suicide Reach the Highest Level Ever Recorded

Cleveland becomes first Jewish community in the country to break silence on deadly opioid addiction

CLEVELAND - Cleveland is now the first Jewish community in the country to break the silence around opioid misuse and addiction within the Jewish community. Out of the roughly 820 overdose deaths in Cuyahoga County in 2017, the Jewish Federation believes at least 50 of those people were from the Jewish community. Over this Shabbat [...]

By |2018-03-19T18:41:02-07:00March 19th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Cleveland becomes first Jewish community in the country to break silence on deadly opioid addiction
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