“We do this job because we care” Sarah Lynn Hayden is a peer supporter at Thrive Peer Support and for Warren County Children Services in southeastern Ohio, located between Dayton and Cincinnati. On March 11, Sarah testified on the state budget before the...
80% of meth overdose deaths involve fentanyl Meth-fentanyl combinations are proving extraordinarily deadly in Ohio. About 80% of all meth deaths involve fentanyl or a fentanyl analog. Essentially, all of the massive increase in meth-related overdose deaths in Ohio can...
Drug policy — not drug use — is the cause of our overdose epidemic. Emphasis on drug checking and safe use needed. The federal government has released the latest drug use estimates for each state. The report confirms again what has been true for decades:...
Drug use levels are not causing Ohio’s overdose death catastrophe. What is the cause? What can we do? By Dennis CauchonPresident, Harm Reduction Ohio The most enduring myth of Ohio’s overdose tragedy is the false belief that high drug use...
Gov. DeWine signs law revolutionizing naloxone access Laypersons and organizations can now get Narcan directly Great news for naloxone access! Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed legislation yesterday that eliminates the need for laypersons and organizations who want...
Hancock is 21st Ohio county to approve syringe programs Effort will reduce HIV, Hepatitis C, overdose death among people who use drugs Ohio’s newest syringe service program opened in Findlay on Thursday, July 30th, at the Hancock County Public Health...
