Claiming the lives of more than 47,000 Americans each year, fatal drug overdoses have skyrocketed in the past three decades. Opioids like prescription painkillers and heroin are claiming the lion’s...
Airlines are among the most recent American institutions to be impacted by the opioid epidemic more significantly than ever before, triggering significant changes. Delta recently announced plans to carry Narcan on flights...
A community member in Missouri suggests that public schools should keep Narcan on school premises in the event of an opioid overdose. Eric Moffitt is a citizen of Springfield, Missouri...
Synthetic opioids are produced to mimic the effects of natural opioids. Substances like fentanyl are cheap, highly potent and toxic. They have fueled a spate of overdose deaths in Ohio and...
Isotonitazene is a synthetic, designer opioid that is 500 times more potent than morphine. Known under street names like iso, nitazene and toni, the drug has been found across the United States. Ohio was...
The opioid crisis has been a troubling epidemic in the United States for years, with Ohio being one of the main epicenters of this issue. National Institute on Drug Abuse...
The current opioid crisis in America has left almost no state untouched, including Ohio. Overdose numbers continue to climb, and Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has filed a lawsuit against five pharmaceutical...
There is a reason why specific instructions are provided when prescription medication is given to patients. Patients need to know exactly how to take medication, what doses to take, how...
Ohio roads saw over 4,500 drug-related vehicles crashes in 2016, an increase of 11 percent over 2015 and 21 percent over 2013. Ohio State Highway Patrol crime lab toxicology director,...
Opioid addiction can kill, so why do people start to use opioids at all? The unfortunate fact is that opioids lead to temporary feelings of wellbeing, and these feelings can...