Opioid Addiction /news/tags/opioid-addiction Opioid Addiction en-US Copyright Fri, 20 Jan 2023 22:06:45 GMT Summit County's Opiate Abatement Advisory Council invites public input /health/2023-01-20/summit-countys-opiate-abatement-advisory-council-invites-public-input The Summit County Public Health Opiate Abatement Advisory Council is seeking public input on how to allocate a $104 million opioid settlement. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 22:06:45 GMT /health/2023-01-20/summit-countys-opiate-abatement-advisory-council-invites-public-input Grace Springer COVID-19 plus drug use can increase chance of sometimes fatal heart infection, new study shows /health/2022-12-13/covid-19-plus-drug-use-can-increase-chance-of-sometimes-fatal-heart-infection-new-study-shows New research from Case Western Reserve University Medical School found people who take opioids or cocaine are more susceptible to develop endocarditis, a life-threatening condition where the inner lining of the heart's chambers and valves becomes inflamed. Tue, 13 Dec 2022 12:11:58 GMT /health/2022-12-13/covid-19-plus-drug-use-can-increase-chance-of-sometimes-fatal-heart-infection-new-study-shows Taylor Wizner Most people who need addiction treatment don’t get it. Yet many state laws limit access /news/health-science/2022-09-23/most-people-who-need-addiction-treatment-dont-get-it-yet-many-state-laws-limit-access Nearly every state has laws that limit access to opioid treatment programs, according to a new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts. Fri, 23 Sep 2022 11:30:30 GMT /news/health-science/2022-09-23/most-people-who-need-addiction-treatment-dont-get-it-yet-many-state-laws-limit-access Darian Benson Ohio Community Leaders Discuss Signing on to Billion-Dollar Opioid Deal /news/government-politics/2021-08-03/ohio-community-leaders-discuss-signing-on-to-billion-dollar-opioid-deal Community leaders around Ohio are weighing whether to sign on to t he $26 billion opioid settlement with three drug distributors and a manufacturer .... Tue, 03 Aug 2021 09:45:00 GMT /news/government-politics/2021-08-03/ohio-community-leaders-discuss-signing-on-to-billion-dollar-opioid-deal Karen Kasler Cuyahoga County Using Opioid Settlement Money to Help Women Battle Addiction /news/health-science/2021-06-08/cuyahoga-county-using-opioid-settlement-money-to-help-women-battle-addiction As the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating the opioid epidemic, Cuyahoga County announced plans to use millions from its 2019 opioid settlement with Johnson & Johnson to support women and infants dealing with substance use disorders. Sun, 06 Jun 2021 20:57:13 GMT /news/health-science/2021-06-08/cuyahoga-county-using-opioid-settlement-money-to-help-women-battle-addiction Morning Headlines: Summit Co. Forms Nursing Home Task Force, CWRU to Use Grant for Opioid Training /news/community/2019-08-20/morning-headlines-summit-co-forms-nursing-home-task-force-cwru-to-use-grant-for-opioid-training Here are your morning headlines for Tuesday, August 20:Summit County gets nursing home task force;CWRU to use grant for opioid training;FirstEnergy… Tue, 20 Aug 2019 11:10:22 GMT /news/community/2019-08-20/morning-headlines-summit-co-forms-nursing-home-task-force-cwru-to-use-grant-for-opioid-training Amanda Rabinowitz Morning Headlines: $8M to Help Workers, Companies Affected by Opioids; Couple Sues Akron Fright Fest /news/community/2018-11-02/morning-headlines-8m-to-help-workers-companies-affected-by-opioids-couple-sues-akron-fright-fest Here are your morning headlines for Friday, October 2:$8M to help workers, companies affected by opioids;Couple sues Akron Fright Fest owner,… Fri, 02 Nov 2018 11:26:40 GMT /news/community/2018-11-02/morning-headlines-8m-to-help-workers-companies-affected-by-opioids-couple-sues-akron-fright-fest Amanda Rabinowitz Portman Says Doctors Lacked Judgment with Opioids, and Science Justifies a 3-Day Limit /news/health-science/2018-06-05/portman-says-doctors-lacked-judgment-with-opioids-and-science-justifies-a-3-day-limit U.S. Sen. Rob Portman says his proposal to limit initial prescriptions of opioids to three days in cases of acute pain is based on good science. He… Tue, 05 Jun 2018 22:43:55 GMT /news/health-science/2018-06-05/portman-says-doctors-lacked-judgment-with-opioids-and-science-justifies-a-3-day-limit M.L. Schultze Ohio Senators Want the Feds to Fund Field Tests to Detect Fentanyl, Protect Officers /news/government-politics/2018-04-25/ohio-senators-want-the-feds-to-fund-field-tests-to-detect-fentanyl-protect-officers Sen. Sherrod Brown is introducing a bill tomorrow to provide funding for devices that detect fentanyl.The POWER Act would provide funds for portable… Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:55:49 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-04-25/ohio-senators-want-the-feds-to-fund-field-tests-to-detect-fentanyl-protect-officers Kabir Bhatia Chiropractors Tout Alternative Medicine as Opioid Addiction Treatment /news/health-science/2018-03-20/chiropractors-tout-alternative-medicine-as-opioid-addiction-treatment A health care association is touting what its members believe to be a clear path Ohioans can take to cut down on opioid addiction. This path would take a… Tue, 20 Mar 2018 22:58:14 GMT /news/health-science/2018-03-20/chiropractors-tout-alternative-medicine-as-opioid-addiction-treatment Andy Chow