/tags/drug-overdose drug overdose en-US Copyright Mon, 29 Mar 2021 19:52:02 GMT /news/2021-03-29/drug-use-overdose-deaths-increased-during-pandemic The Drug Enforcement Administration officials say fentanyl remains a threat throughout Ohio and other parts of the country. Mon, 29 Mar 2021 19:52:02 GMT /news/2021-03-29/drug-use-overdose-deaths-increased-during-pandemic Debbie Holmes /news/2020-02-24/columbus-using-federal-funds-to-launch-second-overdose-response-team Columbus City Council on Monday night approved $371,523 in federal money to help fund a second Rapid Response Emergency Addiction Crisis Team in Franklin… Mon, 24 Feb 2020 20:52:12 GMT /news/2020-02-24/columbus-using-federal-funds-to-launch-second-overdose-response-team Nicole Rasul /wksu-stories/2019-12-18/local-churches-team-up-to-provide-naloxone-kits Religious leaders in Stark County are taking new steps in an effort to reduce opioid overdoses. Participating houses of worship will help distribute... Wed, 18 Dec 2019 23:06:48 GMT /wksu-stories/2019-12-18/local-churches-team-up-to-provide-naloxone-kits Carter Adams /news/2019-11-15/columbus-overdose-response-team-hits-the-road-with-new-cars Columbus City Council recently voted to invest more in an innovative program to help connect people who overdose with treatment.Council this week provided… Fri, 15 Nov 2019 20:43:02 GMT /news/2019-11-15/columbus-overdose-response-team-hits-the-road-with-new-cars /news/2019-11-13/bill-would-make-ohio-train-pharmacists-on-naloxone-law Ohio law permits pharmacists to give the overdose antidote Naloxone without a prescription to people who deal with opioid addiction. One lawmaker is… Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:36:24 GMT /news/2019-11-13/bill-would-make-ohio-train-pharmacists-on-naloxone-law Jo Ingles /news/2019-09-02/drug-overdose-deaths-dropped-in-ohio-last-year-but-rose-in-franklin-county The number of fatal drug overdoses in Ohio declined for the first time since 2009, according to state health officials, a milestone in the state's ongoing… Mon, 02 Sep 2019 12:55:06 GMT /news/2019-09-02/drug-overdose-deaths-dropped-in-ohio-last-year-but-rose-in-franklin-county Associated Press /news/2019-07-18/ohio-saw-steep-drop-in-overdose-deaths-last-year-according-to-cdc U.S. overdose deaths last year likely fell for the first time in nearly three decades, preliminary numbers suggest.Ohio reported 4,002 overdose deaths in… Thu, 18 Jul 2019 17:29:54 GMT /news/2019-07-18/ohio-saw-steep-drop-in-overdose-deaths-last-year-according-to-cdc Mike Stobbe /news/2019-04-08/what-happens-in-the-brain-of-overdose-survivors-researchers-seach-for-answers Despite the expanded availability of an overdose antidote, Ohio still has one of the highest rates of opioid overdose deaths in the country.But what… Mon, 08 Apr 2019 09:00:00 GMT /news/2019-04-08/what-happens-in-the-brain-of-overdose-survivors-researchers-seach-for-answers /news-partners/2018-08-21/poll-most-americans-know-about-opioid-antidote-and-are-willing-to-use-it While a majority of Americans know about naloxone, there is confusion about the fact that in most places a prescription isn't required to obtain the emergency overdose treatment. Tue, 21 Aug 2018 15:50:00 GMT /news-partners/2018-08-21/poll-most-americans-know-about-opioid-antidote-and-are-willing-to-use-it Scott Hensley /news/2018-06-22/franklin-county-saw-small-dip-in-overdose-deaths-so-far-this-year Franklin County saw a small dip in overdose deaths in the first quarter of 2018, according to data released by the Franklin County Coroner's Office on… Fri, 22 Jun 2018 17:57:57 GMT /news/2018-06-22/franklin-county-saw-small-dip-in-overdose-deaths-so-far-this-year Gabe Rosenberg