/tags/opiods opiods en-US Copyright Fri, 22 Apr 2022 18:00:21 GMT /2022-04-22/dangerous-group-of-frankenstein-opioids-on-ohios-radar Nitazenes, specifically isotonazine, can be forty times more powerful than fentanyl and are making their way into more Ohio counties Fri, 22 Apr 2022 18:00:21 GMT /2022-04-22/dangerous-group-of-frankenstein-opioids-on-ohios-radar Ann Thompson /npr-news/npr-news/2022-03-03/purdue-pharma-sacklers-reach-6-billion-deal-with-state-attorneys-general The deal, hashed out over weeks of intense negotiations, raises the amount paid by the Sacklers by more than $1 billion. In exchange, the family members win immunity from civil opioid lawsuits. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 18:43:18 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-03-03/purdue-pharma-sacklers-reach-6-billion-deal-with-state-attorneys-general Brian Mann, Martha Bebinger /2021-12-09/adamh-partners-with-local-libraries-and-community-centers-to-provide-naloxone-kits More than 5,000 Ohioans died of a drug overdose in 2020, but officials with the Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Board of Franklin County are hoping this new effort will help prevent overdose deaths. Thu, 09 Dec 2021 20:31:37 GMT /2021-12-09/adamh-partners-with-local-libraries-and-community-centers-to-provide-naloxone-kits Natasha Williams /news/2017-03-30/new-bill-aims-to-curb-over-prescribing-of-opioids Ohio lawmakers are pushing a bill they think will reduce opioid overdose deaths by setting prescribing guidelines for doctors and dentists.Every day in… Thu, 30 Mar 2017 11:23:28 GMT /news/2017-03-30/new-bill-aims-to-curb-over-prescribing-of-opioids Jo Ingles /news/2016-09-07/cincinnati-task-force-says-state-resources-are-needed-to-fight-opioid-abuse The head of a Cincinnati-area drug task force is calling on the state to declare a public health emergency to free up more resources for fighting… Wed, 07 Sep 2016 10:51:09 GMT /news/2016-09-07/cincinnati-task-force-says-state-resources-are-needed-to-fight-opioid-abuse Maryanne Zeleznik