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Ohio
Ohio drug overdose deaths declined for 2nd straight year in 2023, state Department of Health says
Health
Overdose deaths in Ohio declining, report says
Harm Reduction Ohio is reporting a 30% decline in overdose deaths in the Buckeye State over this time last year.
Health Hub
Cuyahoga County overdose deaths trending down for first time in a decade
Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Gilson says if this trend continues, drug overdose deaths may be under 500 for the first time since 2015.
Ohio
Ohio foundation begins process to distribute millions in opioid settlement money
OneOhio Recovery Foundation is distributing $860 million of settlements reached with drugmakers and pharmaceutical companies over their roles in the opioid crisis.
Nation World
OxyContin marketer agrees to pay $350M rather than face lawsuits
It is the first advertising company to reach a major settlement over the toll of opioids in the U.S.
Cuyahoga County
Drug overdose deaths in Cuyahoga County nearing record level
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner is projecting 722 overdose deaths by the end of 2023, which is just five less than the record set in 2017.
Nation World
OxyContin maker's settlement plan divides victims of opioid crisis. Now it's up to the Supreme Court
The settlement could provide billions of dollars to address an overdose epidemic and pay victims.
Health
Cleveland Clinic addiction specialist writes about the need for accurate fentanyl testing in overdoses
A Cleveland Clinic addiction specialist wrote a perspective piece on the issue for the New England Journal of Medicine.
Nation World
US government says it plans to go after legal goods tied to illegal fentanyl trade in new strategy
More than 100,000 deaths a year have been linked to drug overdoses since 2020 and about two-thirds of those are related to fentanyl.
Health
Ohio Attorney General: Reemergence of lethal synthetic opioid may signal rise in overdoses
Carfentanil is about 100 times more potent than fentanyl and 10,000 times more potent than morphine. It has reemerged in several Ohio drug cases.
Ohio
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announces naloxone kits to be installed at rest areas statewide
The state saw 4,915 deaths related to unintentional drug overdoses last year, according to the Ohio Department of Health.
Nation World
As more children die from fentanyl, some prosecutors are charging their parents with murder
A growing number of parents face charges related to the deaths of their children in the nationwide fentanyl epidemic.
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