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January 12, 2021
Anderson expected to appeal sentence
Nearly five years from the date a joint investigation in Marietta netted a federal raid on the city’s brick streets, a former local physician was sentenced to prison this month.
January 12, 2021
Ohio opioid epidemic rages on amid coronavirus pandemic
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The year 2020 will forever be remembered as the year of COVID-19. The year that shut down life as we know it, as society worked to outlast the virus until a vaccine could save the day.
January 12, 2021
Pandemic helped opioid epidemic surge in Ohio
The three months following our state's shutdown—April, May and June— set a record for the largest spike in opioid overdose deaths in Ohio in a decade.
January 12, 2021
Ohio AG warns opioid epidemic is getting worse during the pandemic
Overdose deaths worse in last months of 2020
January 11, 2021
Opioid Crisis: Free Kits Can Reverse Effects of Overdose
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The public health spotlight is on COVID-19, but the opioid epidemic still is a major priority in Ohio with a continued tragically high number of drug-overdose deaths.
January 11, 2021
Post-Surgical Patch Releases Non-Opioid Painkiller Directly to the Wound
DURHAM, N.C. – A Duke-led team of scientists has developed a bio-compatible surgical patch that releases non-opioid painkillers directly to the site of a wound for days and then dissolves away.
January 11, 2021
Record surges in Ohio opioid overdoses prompts Yost to urge vigilance
COLUMBUS — More Ohioans died of an opioid overdose during a three-month period last year than at any time since the epidemic began, according to an analysis by a task force created by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.
January 8, 2021
Marietta Doctor Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Illegally Distributing Opioids
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Marietta doctor was sentenced in U.S. District Court Friday to eight years in prison for illegally prescribing opioids and other controlled substances and defrauding health care programs.