/news/tags/opiate-addiction opiate addiction en-US Copyright Wed, 03 Oct 2018 20:33:01 GMT /news/health-science/2018-10-03/community-guide-offers-information-to-fight-addiction This week, 20,000 Portage County children are taking home a resource guide aimed at fighting the addiction epidemic that has claimed nearly 200 lives in… Wed, 03 Oct 2018 20:33:01 GMT /news/health-science/2018-10-03/community-guide-offers-information-to-fight-addiction Sarah Taylor /news/health-science/2017-10-25/the-ohio-valleys-addiction-specialists-say-theyre-in-the-dark-on-president-trumps-declaration Regional lawmakers will be at the White House tomorrow as President Trump is expected to unveil a long-anticipated emergency declaration for the opioid… Wed, 25 Oct 2017 22:06:27 GMT /news/health-science/2017-10-25/the-ohio-valleys-addiction-specialists-say-theyre-in-the-dark-on-president-trumps-declaration /news/government-politics/2017-01-23/how-children-become-involved-in-the-ohio-opiate-crisis Ohio leads the nation in opiate overdose deaths, with an average of eight people dying each day last year. And thousands more are addicted, and in many… Mon, 23 Jan 2017 14:37:00 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-01-23/how-children-become-involved-in-the-ohio-opiate-crisis Karen Kasler /news/government-politics/2016-12-13/kasichs-opiate-addiction-initiative-clears-the-ohio-statehouse-with-bipartisan-support A recent report shows Ohio leads the nation in opioid overdose deaths. Now there are big changes coming with how Ohio deals with powerful painkillers and… Tue, 13 Dec 2016 21:47:50 GMT /news/government-politics/2016-12-13/kasichs-opiate-addiction-initiative-clears-the-ohio-statehouse-with-bipartisan-support Andy Chow /news/health-science/2016-10-02/police-learn-to-protect-naloxone-so-they-can-protect-victims-of-overdoses Narcan, the medication that can offset the effects of opiates and revive overdose victims, is widely carried by area police, fire and EMT personnel. But,… Mon, 03 Oct 2016 02:56:43 GMT /news/health-science/2016-10-02/police-learn-to-protect-naloxone-so-they-can-protect-victims-of-overdoses /news/government-politics/2016-04-22/ohios-u-s-senators-hope-to-add-pressure-on-washington-to-address-the-opiate-crisis Ohio's Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown says the federal government has failed to adequately fund treatment for the opiate epidemic. And he hopes a Senate… Fri, 22 Apr 2016 22:19:29 GMT /news/government-politics/2016-04-22/ohios-u-s-senators-hope-to-add-pressure-on-washington-to-address-the-opiate-crisis /news/health-science/2016-02-10/ohios-sen-brown-wants-comprehensive-federal-help-to-fight-the-opioid-epidemic With opioid overdose deaths rising nationwide, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown has introduced a bill he says would provide a comprehensive approach to addiction.… Wed, 10 Feb 2016 20:12:26 GMT /news/health-science/2016-02-10/ohios-sen-brown-wants-comprehensive-federal-help-to-fight-the-opioid-epidemic /news/health-science/2016-01-20/portman-pushes-against-opiate-addiction To help address the opiate addiction problem in Ohio, U.S. Sen. Rob Portman is pushing federal legislation with Rhode Island Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse.… Wed, 20 Jan 2016 19:01:27 GMT /news/health-science/2016-01-20/portman-pushes-against-opiate-addiction Brian Bull