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Ohio
Ohio foundation begins process to distribute millions in opioid settlement money
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.
Health
'Waves of Awareness' event in Cleveland's Public Square draws attention to accidental overdose deaths
The event turned the square purple on International Overdose Awareness Day.
Health Hub
Could legal marijuana help lessen opioid overdoses? Research is mixed
Ohioans will vote whether or not to approve recreational use in November.
Heroin
A father's fight against fentanyl: Akron family wins $18 million judgment against in lawsuit against Chinese drug supplier
Tom Rauh died of a fentanyl overdose in 2015 after a years-long battle with addiction. His father Jim created the Akron nonprofit Families Against Fentanyl.
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