addiction /news/tags/addiction addiction en-US Copyright Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:38:40 GMT Summit County Jail creates new unit for those dealing with mental health issues, addiction /law-justice/2025-01-08/summit-county-jail-creates-new-unit-for-those-dealing-with-mental-health-issues-addiction The unit will house people incarcerated at the jail who are dealing with mental health issues, addiction, are on suicide watch or have other medical problems, Summit County Sheriff Kandy Fatheree said. Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:38:40 GMT /law-justice/2025-01-08/summit-county-jail-creates-new-unit-for-those-dealing-with-mental-health-issues-addiction Abigail Bottar Ohio legislators consider bill to decriminalize fentanyl test strips /news/health/2022-11-29/ohio-legislators-consider-bill-to-decriminalize-fentanyl-test-strips Ohio legislators are considering legislation that would decriminalize a test that can detect fentanyl in drugs, a move advocates say could save lives. Tue, 29 Nov 2022 23:02:25 GMT /news/health/2022-11-29/ohio-legislators-consider-bill-to-decriminalize-fentanyl-test-strips Taylor Wizner, Stephanie Czekalinski Who’s really cycling in and out of Cleveland's courts? /news/law-justice/2022-10-26/whos-really-cycling-in-and-out-of-clevelands-courts Often miscast as violent criminals, most repeat defendants commit nonviolent crimes borne out of untreated addiction and mental illness, a Marshall Project analysis shows. Wed, 26 Oct 2022 13:25:24 GMT /news/law-justice/2022-10-26/whos-really-cycling-in-and-out-of-clevelands-courts Wesley Lowery and Ilica Mahajan Five things to know about Cleveland courts’ revolving door /news/law-justice/2022-10-26/five-things-to-know-about-cleveland-courts-revolving-door In most cases, people who repeatedly appear before the courts are not committing violent crimes. Wed, 26 Oct 2022 13:22:47 GMT /news/law-justice/2022-10-26/five-things-to-know-about-cleveland-courts-revolving-door Wesley Lowery and Ilica Mahajan Ohio launches statewide campaign to combat stigmas around addiction, mental illness /news/health-science/2021-11-11/ohio-launches-statewide-campaign-to-combat-stigmas-around-addiction-mental-illness "Stigma can be devastating to those who are living with these diseases," Gov. Mike DeWine said. "Not only adding to the hardships of addiction and mental illness, but also preventing them from seeking the help they need to get well." Thu, 11 Nov 2021 23:16:45 GMT /news/health-science/2021-11-11/ohio-launches-statewide-campaign-to-combat-stigmas-around-addiction-mental-illness Cory Sharber 'She was just ready to turn her life around.' Advocates and Trans Community Remember Tierramarie Lewis /news/community/2021-08-09/she-was-just-ready-to-turn-her-life-around-advocates-and-trans-community-remember-tierramarie-lewis Tierramarie Lewis was murdered in Cleveland in June. Mon, 09 Aug 2021 15:58:46 GMT /news/community/2021-08-09/she-was-just-ready-to-turn-her-life-around-advocates-and-trans-community-remember-tierramarie-lewis Rachel Dissell New Program Aims to Destigmatize Addiction by Making Naloxone More Available /news/health-science/2021-07-07/new-program-aims-to-destigmatize-addiction-by-making-naloxone-more-available MetroHealth and the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County are partnering to install 100 boxes of Naloxone, or NaloxBoxes, throughout the community. Wed, 07 Jul 2021 09:00:21 GMT /news/health-science/2021-07-07/new-program-aims-to-destigmatize-addiction-by-making-naloxone-more-available Abigail Bottar Chrissy Strong Gets Raw About Her Addiction, Recovery on Debut EP ‘Bones’ /news/shuffle/2021-05-20/chrissy-strong-gets-raw-about-her-addiction-recovery-on-debut-ep-bones Singer-songwriter Chrissy Strong spent 2020 getting serious about her music after focusing for years on motherhood, sobriety and relationships. Her debut EP, “Bones,” was released in April 2021. It was recorded live at The Rialto Theatre in Kenmore. It is a raw, unfiltered look into Strong’s life as an addict and her road to recovery. Thu, 20 May 2021 08:18:14 GMT /news/shuffle/2021-05-20/chrissy-strong-gets-raw-about-her-addiction-recovery-on-debut-ep-bones Amanda Rabinowitz, Brittany Nader Chrissy Strong Gets Raw About Her Addiction, Recovery on Debut EP ‘Bones’ /news/arts-culture/2021-05-20/chrissy-strong-gets-raw-about-her-addiction-recovery-on-debut-ep-bones The singer-songwriter spent 2020 getting serious about her music after focusing for years on motherhood, sobriety and relationships. Thu, 20 May 2021 08:17:43 GMT /news/arts-culture/2021-05-20/chrissy-strong-gets-raw-about-her-addiction-recovery-on-debut-ep-bones Amanda Rabinowitz, Brittany Nader Revamped Cleveland Health Department To Focus On Racism As Health Crisis /news/community/2020-09-17/revamped-cleveland-health-department-to-focus-on-racism-as-health-crisis After being investigated for complaints of racial discrimination, Cleveland’s health department has been reorganized to better focus on addressing issues such as racism, crime and violence as public health crises, Mayor Frank Jackson said Thursday. That's why, he said, the department is now under the city’s Office of Prevention, Intervention and Opportunities for Youth and Young Adults, which was created in 2017 to improve the quality of life for children in impoverished neighborhoods. Thu, 17 Sep 2020 17:10:31 GMT /news/community/2020-09-17/revamped-cleveland-health-department-to-focus-on-racism-as-health-crisis