/news/opioids-turning-the-tide-in-the-crisis 00000174-c556-d691-a376-cdd69e980000Day after day, week after week, the headlines in Northeast Ohio and across much of the country contain news of tragic loss: lives lost to opioids. It’s a problem that knows no bounds: geography, race, gender, level of education or income.The problem took on new urgency this summer as the powerful elephant sedative, Carfentanil, began hitting the streets. First responders armed with their only weapon, the overdose antidote Naloxone, have struggled to keep up with what’s become an overwhelming problem. It’s an issue that’s straining public and social resources. What has become clear is that business as usual is not going to fix the problem.WKSU news has been covering the unfolding crisis. Tuesdays during Morning Edition, the WKSU news team digs even deeper. WKSU reporters will examine what’s led us here and what might be done to turn the tide. Support for Opioids: Turning the Tide in the Crisis comes from Wayne Savings Community Bank, Kent State University Office of Continuing and Distance Education, Hometown Grocery Delivery, Mercy Medical Center, AxessPointe Community Health Center, Community Support Services, Inc., Medina County District Library and Hudson Community First.00000174-c556-d691-a376-cdd69e980001 en-US Copyright Tue, 14 Jul 2020 13:45:00 GMT /news/community/2020-07-14/morning-headlines-akron-makes-face-masks-mandatory-state-prisons-dont-have-needed-ppe-gear Here are your morning headlines for Tuesday, July 14:Akron makes face masks mandatory as COVID-19 cases continue to riseCleveland ranks as most stressed… Tue, 14 Jul 2020 13:45:00 GMT /news/community/2020-07-14/morning-headlines-akron-makes-face-masks-mandatory-state-prisons-dont-have-needed-ppe-gear Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser /news/government-politics/2019-05-13/cuyahoga-county-foster-care-costs-drive-34-million-health-services-deficit Cuyahoga County is facing a $33.5 million deficit in its Health and Human Services budget before its levy is up for renewal next year. The county is running out of money due in large part to the high numbers of children entering foster care as part of the ripple effect of the opioid crisis. The cost of foster care in Cuyahoga County is close to $5 million per month and growing, according to county officials at a Monday briefing. Mon, 13 May 2019 21:19:06 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-05-13/cuyahoga-county-foster-care-costs-drive-34-million-health-services-deficit /news/government-politics/2018-08-02/issue-1-supporters-prefer-treatment-over-prison-time-but-opponents-say-it-will-weaken-prosecutors Backers of State Issue 1 say the proposed constitutional amendment will move Ohio in the right direction in fighting the opioid crisis. But opponents say… Thu, 02 Aug 2018 22:49:41 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-08-02/issue-1-supporters-prefer-treatment-over-prison-time-but-opponents-say-it-will-weaken-prosecutors Andy Chow /news/community/2018-06-30/womens-recovery-center-of-cleveland-expands-patient-services-plans-for-the-future The Women’s Recovery Center in Cleveland is expanding its services as more and more patients from Cuyahoga, Lorain and Medina Counties struggle with… Sat, 30 Jun 2018 12:58:18 GMT /news/community/2018-06-30/womens-recovery-center-of-cleveland-expands-patient-services-plans-for-the-future Kabir Bhatia /news/health-science/2018-06-07/akron-childrens-hospital-launches-addiction-treatment-program Akron Children’s Hospital is starting a new addiction treatment program, which will centralize many of its services that assist young people with… Fri, 08 Jun 2018 02:22:45 GMT /news/health-science/2018-06-07/akron-childrens-hospital-launches-addiction-treatment-program Kabir Bhatia /news/education/2018-04-11/ohio-schools-stock-overdose-reversing-drug The U.S. Surgeon General has issued an advisory, encouraging more Americans to carry the overdose reversing drug naloxone. It comes in the form of an… Wed, 11 Apr 2018 08:00:00 GMT /news/education/2018-04-11/ohio-schools-stock-overdose-reversing-drug Ashton Marra /news/health-science/2018-04-02/bioenterprise-teams-with-accenture-to-find-private-sector-solutions-to-the-opioid-crisis Cleveland’s biomedical leaders are looking at how the private sector can help fight the opioid epidemic.Local business development group BioEnterprise is… Tue, 03 Apr 2018 00:46:53 GMT /news/health-science/2018-04-02/bioenterprise-teams-with-accenture-to-find-private-sector-solutions-to-the-opioid-crisis Jeff St. Clair /news/health-science/2018-03-16/summit-county-climbs-four-spots-in-annual-health-ranking Summit County has climbed four spots in an annual health assessment of Ohio counties. The assessment is a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson… Fri, 16 Mar 2018 12:11:53 GMT /news/health-science/2018-03-16/summit-county-climbs-four-spots-in-annual-health-ranking /news/community/2018-01-16/dewine-warns-ohio-lawmakers-will-have-to-control-fly-by-night-drug-clinics State stats show overdoses from opioids – including heroin and fentanyl – are killing at least nine people a day. And that figure is likely to rise by the… Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:27:18 GMT /news/community/2018-01-16/dewine-warns-ohio-lawmakers-will-have-to-control-fly-by-night-drug-clinics Karen Kasler /news/government-politics/2018-01-15/ohio-drug-recovery-experts-warn-against-sending-addicts-to-jail Drug addiction counselers are speaking out against a bill that would send an ex-convict to jail if they fail a drug test. They say this proposal uses the… Tue, 16 Jan 2018 02:49:21 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-01-15/ohio-drug-recovery-experts-warn-against-sending-addicts-to-jail Andy Chow