Ohio sets new rules for opioids in the ER
Ohio’s governor has unveiled new guidelines for the prescription of opioids in emergency rooms and urgent care centers in a state where overdoses of such drugs are now the leading cause of accidental...
View ArticleOhio to use fingerprint scanning to fight painkiller abuse
Local health officials in southern Ohio are adopting a high-tech fingerprint scanning system in a bid to curb prescription drug abuse. Under the one-year pilot program, patients must submit to a...
View ArticleIndiana, Ohio drug tracking databases show promise
Nearly every state – all but Missouri – have databases that track commonly abused prescription drugs, but many are technologically deficient, and their usefulness varies. But two states, Indiana and...
View ArticleIn Cincinnati area, pills-to-heroin epidemic takes toll on kids
More disturbing statistics are emerging from Ohio, which has been hit hard by the prescription drug addiction epidemic — and where there has been an uptick in heroin use, resulting in devastating...
View ArticleAs Fla. pill supply dwindles, heroin sweeps East Coast
Florida’s crackdown on pill mills has dried up the supply of pills to much of the East Coast, with the unintended consequence of fueling heroin abuse. As this article notes, the rise in heroin use on...
View ArticleMore residents using Ky. involuntary treatment law
As the prescription drug and heroin epidemic in Kentucky has worsened, residents have been taking advantage of a law that allows parents or other concerned people to petition the court to order...
View ArticleW. Va. heroin deaths tripled in 2012
Heroin overdose deaths in West Virginia tripled in 2012 compared to just five years ago, and the state saw a 53% increase in heroin overdose-related deaths last year compared to 2011. According to this...
View ArticleIn Ohio, suburban heroin deaths on the rise
In Ohio, prescription drug addiction is increasingly putting young, educated suburbanites on the path to heroin addiction. According to this article, these addicts are flooding detox centers, rehab...
View ArticleTeen pill abuse down in Ohio
There is evidence that Ohio’s efforts to curb prescription drug addiction among teens is working. Fewer than 12.8 percent of ninth through 12th graders reported using prescription painkillers without a...
View ArticlePill and heroin deaths surge across the nation
Despite increased media coverage and efforts to crack down on abuse, overdose deaths due to prescription drugs and heroin continue to happen at alarming rates in many states. In Massachusetts, Gov....
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