/tags/opioids Opioids en-US Copyright Tue, 05 Aug 2025 18:34:06 GMT /health/2025-08-05/public-will-soon-see-how-kentucky-cities-and-counties-spend-opioid-settlement-money Kentucky cities and counties are supposed to tell the state how they spend their opioid settlement funds, but compliance has been scattershot. Tue, 05 Aug 2025 18:34:06 GMT /health/2025-08-05/public-will-soon-see-how-kentucky-cities-and-counties-spend-opioid-settlement-money Morgan Watkins /2025-05-29/the-debate-over-spending-opioid-settlement-funds-on-ohio-police As large sums of money from opioid settlements trickle into Ohio communities, some are choosing to fund law enforcement programs. That's sparked a debate about the most effective use of the money. Thu, 29 May 2025 09:15:00 GMT /2025-05-29/the-debate-over-spending-opioid-settlement-funds-on-ohio-police Taylor Wizner, Ideastream Public Media /local-news/2025-03-18/hamilton-county-addiction-response-coalition-10th-anniversary Over the last 10 years, the group's mission has expanded and it's become a model for similar addiction-related agencies across the state and the country. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:37:19 GMT /local-news/2025-03-18/hamilton-county-addiction-response-coalition-10th-anniversary Tana Weingartner /2025-02-17/why-is-hamilton-county-getting-so-much-opioid-settlement-money Hamilton County has already received upwards of $7 million in opioid settlements, with millions more to come. How is the county spending its payout? Mon, 17 Feb 2025 09:50:00 GMT /2025-02-17/why-is-hamilton-county-getting-so-much-opioid-settlement-money Erin Gottsacker /2025-01-23/nearly-half-of-ohios-opioid-settlement-money-is-untraceable-according-to-new-database A new database tracks how state and local governments across the country are spending billions of dollars in opioid settlement funds. In Ohio, about half of those funds are untraceable. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 09:24:00 GMT /2025-01-23/nearly-half-of-ohios-opioid-settlement-money-is-untraceable-according-to-new-database Erin Gottsacker /2024-12-16/as-ohios-opioid-settlement-funds-get-dispersed-families-who-lost-loved-ones-feel-left-behind Keys 2 Serenity, a Summit County nonprofit, is one of hundreds of grant applicants who didn’t get funding from the OneOhio Recovery Foundation this round. The group wants to build a support group for teens and young adults who lost a parent to the opioid crisis. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:33:15 GMT /2024-12-16/as-ohios-opioid-settlement-funds-get-dispersed-families-who-lost-loved-ones-feel-left-behind George Shillcock, WOSU /politics/2024-12-12/analysis-chicken-wings-opioids-ohio-supreme-court-opinion On Monday, the court re-affirmed a decision that has been derided and mocked by legal scholars and media pundits all over the nation. On Tuesday, it handed a win to pharmacy chains, possibly upending a $650 million relief effort to Ohio's opioid epidemic. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 08:54:00 GMT /politics/2024-12-12/analysis-chicken-wings-opioids-ohio-supreme-court-opinion Howard Wilkinson /news-from-npr/2024-11-18/trumps-promise-to-fix-the-fentanyl-crisis-appealed-to-voters-and-alarmed-experts President-elect Donald Trump has promised a crackdown on fentanyl dealers that could include military strikes against cartels in Mexico. Many experts worry his plan will do harm than good. Mon, 18 Nov 2024 09:02:39 GMT /news-from-npr/2024-11-18/trumps-promise-to-fix-the-fentanyl-crisis-appealed-to-voters-and-alarmed-experts Brian Mann /media/2024-10-31/scripps-news-save-life-fentanyl-alarm-tom-synan-tvkiese Newtown Police Chief Tom Synan, head of the Hamilton County Heroin Coalition, featured on the special airing 9 p .m. Thursday, Oct. 31. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:11:56 GMT /media/2024-10-31/scripps-news-save-life-fentanyl-alarm-tom-synan-tvkiese John Kiesewetter /show/cincinnati-edition/2024-09-26/are-teen-just-say-no-campaigns-effective We’ll learn more about Kentucky’s new addiction prevention program. Thu, 26 Sep 2024 08:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2024-09-26/are-teen-just-say-no-campaigns-effective