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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Considering the pandemic, the opioid epidemic rages on and a group of doctors are getting together to make sure it's still on the forefront.

The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services is providing access to Pear Therapeutics’ prescription digital therapeutics reSET and reSET-O for the treatment of substance use disorder and opioid use disorder, respectively.

HUDSON, Ohio — Even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the opioid epidemic continues to ravage communities throughout the country and in Ohio.

Through a State Opioid Response (SOR) 2.0 grant, the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) and RecoveryOhio will provide access to Pear’s reSET® and reSET-O® to patients with substance use disorder and opioid use disorder. Grant will support Ohioans in need and on their recovery journeys with innovative FDA-authorized treatments via their mobile devices

Though overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed 19,000 Ohioans and infected more than 1 million others over the past 15 months, a simultaneous and relentless epidemic refuses to loosen its monstrous grip on our state and nation.

Erie County has experienced a spike in overdose incidents.

Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Gregory J. Gerber, 55, of Port Clinton, Ohio, with 51 counts of distribution of controlled substances and two counts of health care fraud.

Civil rights groups want fentanyl-like substance ban to end A record 85,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2020