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The head of a Cincinnati-area drug task force is calling on the state to declare a public health emergency to free up more resources for fighting…
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The Summit County Community Partnership is one of the agencies that marked International Overdose Awareness Day today. And as WKSU’sKabirBhatia reports,…
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International Overdose Awareness Day is this Wednesday, and one Stark County group marked the occasion this weekend.On Saturday in Canton, Ohio Change…
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Ohio averaged more than eight accidental drug overdose deaths a day last year. But Gov. John Kasich says the state is getting a handle on the problem,…
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Summit County Health Department Trains Police and the Public on How to Use an Overdose-Reversal DrugAkron police are being trained this week on how to use the drug Naloxone to revive overdose victims. And as WKSU’sKabirBhatia reports, other cities – and…
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Local police are still investigating the source of a dangerous chemical added to street drugs even after a Franklin county man was indicted Monday for…
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The Cleveland 2016 host committee has been very busy with the Republican National Convention this week, but they’ve also put together a series of policy…
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Akron’s rash of heroin overdoses this month now numbers more than 100 people -- including 12 deaths – and Sen. Rob Portman was here Friday saying his…
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Akron officials say they've figured out why a batch of heroin has caused more than 90 overdoses in the past nine days, including eight deaths.The…
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The City of Akron has had a program allowing citizens to ride-along with police for years. Interest was a lot higher over this past weekend, following the…