/tags/drug-addition drug addition en-US Copyright Tue, 09 Jan 2024 09:46:00 GMT /2024-01-09/how-an-ohio-school-is-using-job-training-to-fight-the-opioid-epidemic Like much of eastern Ohio, Columbiana County was hit hard by the opioid epidemic. Now, one school there is using job training to combat it. Tue, 09 Jan 2024 09:46:00 GMT /2024-01-09/how-an-ohio-school-is-using-job-training-to-fight-the-opioid-epidemic Erin Gottsacker /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-04-02/addiction-treatment-during-the-covid-19-pandemic Nearly half of all U.S. states want a share of a lawsuit settlement with Purdue Pharma to pay for programs to address record overdose deaths and a worsening opioid crisis during the pandemic. We take a look at the impact of the pandemic on addiction treatment and where the recovery community heads from here. Fri, 02 Apr 2021 09:00:35 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-04-02/addiction-treatment-during-the-covid-19-pandemic /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-09-30/wellness-wednesday-confronting-drug-addiction-during-the-pandemic A recent analysis of statewide mortality data concluded that Ohio set a one-month record in May, exceeding 500 overdose deaths for the first time… Wed, 30 Sep 2020 13:10:19 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-09-30/wellness-wednesday-confronting-drug-addiction-during-the-pandemic /news/2018-09-17/ohio-state-bar-association-president-speaks-out-against-issue-1 The President of the Ohio State Bar Association, an organization with over 20,000 lawyers and judges among its membership, is speaking out against Issue… Mon, 17 Sep 2018 12:33:04 GMT /news/2018-09-17/ohio-state-bar-association-president-speaks-out-against-issue-1 Adrian Ma /news/2018-09-12/bureau-of-workers-compensation-launches-pilot-program-to-address-opioid-epidemic Ohio’s Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is launching a pilot program to help businesses hire people dealing with addiction of opioids and other drugs. The… Wed, 12 Sep 2018 20:09:52 GMT /news/2018-09-12/bureau-of-workers-compensation-launches-pilot-program-to-address-opioid-epidemic Clare Roth /news/2018-09-12/ohio-opioid-technology-challenge-announces-newest-prize-winners The winners of the second phase the Ohio Opioid Technology Challenge were announced on Wednesday.Each of the 12 proposals were picked from more than 50… Wed, 12 Sep 2018 19:26:20 GMT /news/2018-09-12/ohio-opioid-technology-challenge-announces-newest-prize-winners Clare Roth /news/2018-09-12/governor-candidates-raise-profile-of-drug-rehabilitation-ballot-issue Rich Cordray and Mike DeWine are both making the only statewide issue on the fall ballot a major topic of their campaigns to become governor. This puts an… Wed, 12 Sep 2018 10:36:16 GMT /news/2018-09-12/governor-candidates-raise-profile-of-drug-rehabilitation-ballot-issue Andy Chow /news/2018-01-16/ohio-drug-recovery-experts-warn-against-sending-addicts-to-jail Drug addiction counselors are speaking out against a bill that would send ex-convicts to jail if they fail a drug test. They say this proposal uses the… Tue, 16 Jan 2018 12:10:08 GMT /news/2018-01-16/ohio-drug-recovery-experts-warn-against-sending-addicts-to-jail Andy Chow /news/2017-10-27/president-trumps-opioid-declaration-leaves-ohio-advocates-underwhelmed Local communities who were hoping for new money in President Trump’s public health emergency declaration to fight the addiction crisis were disappointed.… Fri, 27 Oct 2017 14:28:46 GMT /news/2017-10-27/president-trumps-opioid-declaration-leaves-ohio-advocates-underwhelmed M.L. Schultze