Addiction
January 20, 2021
Opioids continue their deadly grip
As concerns continue to grow about the COVID-19 pandemic and the increasing toll it takes every day, it’s easy to forget about other health issues that continue to have a devastating effect on our region.
January 13, 2021
Help available as opioid deaths rise in Ohio
DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF/WRGT) -- Dayton is known as the opioid capital of the United States, and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost says the opioid epidemic is worse than it’s ever been.
January 12, 2021
Addiction Recovery Providers Call On Biden To Address Opioid Crisis
Two health crises will confront President-elect Joe Biden when the Democrat takes office on Jan. 20: the coronavirus pandemic and the opioid epidemic.
January 12, 2021
Attorney General Yost, bipartisan AGs push FDA to examine progress in opioid fight
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost joined a broad coalition of 48 attorneys general in pushing federal regulators to examine recent progress in their fight against opioid abuse.
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
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 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.
December 31, 2020
Sheriff: opioids still a crisis despite pandemic
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Wood County Sheriff Steve Stephens says, even with the changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the biggest problem law enforcement faces remains the opioid crisis.