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Ohio House passes bill to combat Fentanyl crisis

COLUMBUS — The Ohio House of Representatives recently passed House Bill 230, the Saving Ohio Communities Act, announced ...

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Brown presses Biden administration on its strategy to fight fentanyl trafficking

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban ...

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$100M in federal funding headed to Ohio to combat opioid crisis

COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced last week a $100 million investment of federal State Opioid and Stimulant Response ...

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Kroger agrees to pay up to $1.4 billion to settle opioid lawsuits

One of the nation’s largest grocery chains is the latest company to agree to settle lawsuits over the U.S. ...

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Lifesaving fentanyl test strips still illegal in some states under ‘70s-era war on drugs law

Rules date back to ‘70s-era war on drugs law COLUMBUS (AP) — At Cleveland’s Urban Kutz Barbershop, customers ...

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Ohio opioid settlement panel’s records must be public, top state court says

Ohio Supreme Court rejects corporation’s arguments COLUMBUS (AP) — The state panel that will decide how Ohio distributes ...

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ONIC warns of varying forms of fentanyl found in Ohio

COLUMBUS – The Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center released a public safety bulletin this week alerting Ohioans of the ...

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Man found guilty of involuntary manslaughter

Pinkerman gets maximum sentence in fatal overdose A South Point man accused of the selling drugs that caused ...

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Getting to know you…

Wenstrup tours Lawrence County as part of his newly-drawn district SOUTH POINT — The fight over congressional and ...

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Addiction symposium set

ASHLAND, Ky. — Families Against Narcotics executive director Judge Linda Davis is among several presenters slated to speak ...

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Two in Ashland arrested for fentanyl distribution

Pair had been subject of investigation in Kentucky ASHLAND, Ky. — On Monday, members of the Northeast Kentucky ...

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Former OLBH site to be divided for addiction center

Despite public protests, move met legal requirements RUSSELL, Ky. – The public protest about the former Our Lady ...

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Counseling Center has grand opening

Rehab facility begins operation this week For the past year, residents of Ironton have seen construction going on ...

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West Virginia opioid trial verdict still pending nearly a year later

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Last July, a federal judge in West Virginia heard closing arguments in the first ...

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Ryan calls for Fentanyl WMD designation in House Resolution

AKRON — Families Against Fentanyl welcomed on Tuesday news that U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, introduced a Congressional ...

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