Designing an end to opioid abuse
Ohio is facing a major opioid overdose crisis. Nearly seven Ohioans a day are lost in heroin and opioid-related deaths. Many schools have dealt with the fallout from this crisis. Today, we're announcing a push to do more. This year, many of our schools will plan and implement design challenges on understanding and eliminating Ohio's opioid crisis. Throughout the year, we'll be posting resources and events to support our schools through the process. Last week, we kicked off this push with a post from Aimee Kennedy, a former teacher and principal at the Metro Early College High School and a national expert on STEM. In [...]
Medical State of Emergency Petition
via Change.org- Greater Cincinnati Heroin Awareness Groups To see and sign the petition, click here. "We call on OHIO GOVERNOR KASICH to declare a medical state of emergency to aid people trying to get into detox and substance abuse treatment programs for heroin and opium use. Why? Because a declaration of a "state of emergency" allows state government to maximize the use of its resources to support local authorities in addressing this situation. Seventy-six percent of people who ask for help and try to get into treatment for an opium addiction will never get off of the center's waiting [...]
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Summit Alcohol, Drug, Mental Health Board to add 20 new treatment beds for opiate addiction
AKRON, Ohio – Beginning Oct. 1, the County of Summit Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board will add 20 residential treatment beds for males with opiate or heroin addiction at the IBH Addiction Recovery Center in the Portage Lakes. The ADM board of directors recently approved $3.2 million to address the county's alarming drug overdose numbers. Adding the beds is the first of several system enhancements planned. Summit County has had 1,473 overdose cases this year, with the numbers skyrocketing this summer. About 60 percent of the overdoses were male. In June, Summit County had 99 overdoses, but [...]
Carfentanil’s new wave of drug overdoses: Editorial Board Roundtable
Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Gilson calls it a "clear and present danger." The Washington Post, casting Ohio as ground zero for the drug in the United States, says a tiny dose a fraction of the weight of a paper clip could send 500 people to the morgue. It's been showing up in Columbus, Cincinnati and maybe Akron. And unlike heroin, it is so lethal -- 10,000 times more potent than morphine -- that the naloxone antidotes used to save lives in heroin overdoses may not work. It is carfentanil, a drug developed in the 1970s as an animal tranquilizer. Read more [...]
LIVE ON LAKESIDE: Building a Plan for Pain Management
When Professional Athlete Gabrielle Reece had knee surgery, she decided she wasn’t going to risk using opioids for the pain in fear of becoming addicted. Dr. Scott Sigman explains alternative ways to deal with the pain that comes with surgery and other options to avoid opioids. Original Article found on Channel 3 Live on Lakeside: http://www.wkyc.com/entertainment/television/lakeside-live/gabrielle-reece-and-dr-scott-sigman-building-a-plan-for-pain-management-962016/314520275