A Night of Prayer and Worship Sunday, Nov. 12th @ 4pm Quicken Loans Arena A Call to Prayer, Worship, Praise & Unity TheCall does not advertise bands, nor promote speakers. We are not about the exaltation of human personalities. We are about exalting the Lord and Him alone. Our nation is in desperate need of the mercy [...]
PARMA HEIGHTS, Ohio - The recent news the opioid epidemic has been officially called a public health emergency doesn't surprise Vineyard Cleveland Pastor Eben Brusco, who has been watching his congregation struggle with heroin addiction. The church is hoping to shed light on the subject with a Heroin Memorial Service taking place at 7 p.m. [...]
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today unveiled a set of 12 new initiatives to combat the opioid crisis. “Ohio is in crisis,” said Attorney General DeWine. “At least 14 Ohioans are dying every single day in our state from drug overdoses. More people will die in Ohio this week than died in the devastating shooting [...]
Atlanta (CNN)We hear about those who've kicked addictions, inspiring hope. We shake our heads in sadness and despair when we learn about those who've lost the battle and instead found early graves. Our hearts ache when surviving family members and friends share their pain in hopes of saving others. But what about those who are [...]
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump, after months of promising to take sweeping action to combat opioids, will use an event at the White House on Thursday to declare the crisis a public health emergency, White House officials tell CNN. The move is different from the broad order Trump previewed over the last few months. The President, [...]
MACEDONIA, Ohio - As a part of the drug and violence prevention campaign, Red Ribbon Week, Macedonia Police and Nordonia Schools are working together to curb the drug epidemic. News 5 looked into the heroin epidemic plaguing Summit County and new drug testing kits now available for parents. Principal Casey Wright of Nordonia High School said last [...]
We had a GREAT luncheon today. Many thanks to all of our speakers and presenters. If you’d like to learn more and get direct links to some of the topics covered, please visit the websites from our speakers. Sarah E. Moore, Governor’s Office, Start Talking! starttalking.ohio.gov/Home.aspx Tim Elliot, Re-Link, www.relink.org Pastor Joel Reichlin, bethelcleveland.com Rob [...]
Rates of drug overdose deaths are rising in nonmetropolitan (rural) areas, surpassing rates in metropolitan (urban) areas, according to a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This report analyzed trends in illicit drug use and illicit drug use disorders from 2003-2014, and drug overdose [...]
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown made a stop in Cleveland Friday afternoon to encourage people to get rid of their unnecessary prescription pills in an effort to tackle Ohio's opioid epidemic. Brown, who has advocated for additional funding for treatment and addiction prevention, said the pill buyback program is one of the safest [...]
