Cocaine-fentanyl OD deaths exceed those for heroin in 2017
The nature of Ohio’s drug overdose has changed. Public health authorities need to focus more on cocaine and meth users. Where’s the Narcan?
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Marijuana legalization moves step closer to ballot in Ohio
Ohio Ballot Board approval still needed, as is the hard part: getting 305,000+ signatures from 44 counties.
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Famed harm reduction advocate Tracey Helton visits Ohio, her home state, in July
Tracey was featured as a fiery and lost “junkie chick” in the HBO documentary “Black Tar” in 1999. Today, she’s a mother, author of the acclaimed book “The Big Fix: Hope After Heroin” and a prominent harm reduction advocate in San Francisco.
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Special Report: Carfentanil’s deadly role in Ohio drug overdose deaths
Using 100,000+ drug tests conducted at state crime labs, Harm Reduction Ohio draws a new picture of what’s behind Ohio’s drug overdose epidemic.
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Former House Speaker Boehner comes out for rescheduling marijuana
Former rep from suburbs of Cincinnati and Dayton says he changed, as have American people. Read his full statement.
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Meet Ohio’s first medical marijuana doctors
State medical board will approve 35 early adopters Wednesday.
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