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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 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 28, 2020
Pinnacle Treatment Centers Opens Sandusky Treatment Services to provide opioid addiction treatment for community
SANDUSKY, Ohio, Dec. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Pinnacle Treatment Centers, a leader in providing accessible, affordable treatment for individuals struggling with substance use disorders, opened Sandusky Treatment Services today in northern Ohio. Located at 1036 Cleveland Road in Sandusky, the community-based program serves as Pinnacle's 15th outpatient opioid addiction treatment center in the state, and won't be the last.
December 18, 2020
GDM: Maryhaven - Ohio Opioid Alliance
Interview discussion on COVID-19 and opioid use
December 7, 2020
Twin Health Crises, COVID-19 And Opioids, Await Biden Administration
At Stella Maris, a nonprofit addiction recovery center on Cleveland’s West Side, the wait list for detox is more than 200 names long.
December 2, 2020
Wilmington's opioid task force pilot works, but needs state money to continue
Launched in 2018, Wilmington Quick Response Team was initially conceived as a two-year, $500,000 pilot program designed to get reach the victims of overdoses within 72 hours and get them into detox and treatment.
December 2, 2020
New outpatient clinic in Lima offers Suboxone, Vivitrol for opioid-use disorder
LIMA — A new outpatient clinic in Lima is offering medication-assisted treatment, counseling and recovery services for substance-use disorder as Ohio’s opioid epidemic appears to be escalating.
November 23, 2020
Chief Eberle honored for work fighting opioid epidemic
Findlay Fire Chief Joshua Eberle has been presented the Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Association’s 2020 CARES Award.