opioid overdoses

Ohio's unintentional overdose deaths fell by 5% in 2022, a contrast to the national number, which rose by 1%.

Ohio turnpike officials announced Wednesday that service plazas will stock Naloxone, a nasal spray used to reverse opioid overdoses.

MetroHealth and the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) are teaming up to put Naloxone in a dozen residential buildings where overdoses happen the most.

When people were isolated during the pandemic, the number of Ohioans overdosing on opioids jumped. The state of Ohio has released an online dashboard with data about those deaths in all 88 counties to help people on the front lines determine how best to help.

MetroHealth and the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County are partnering to install 100 boxes of Naloxone, or NaloxBoxes, throughout the community.

As the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating the opioid epidemic, Cuyahoga County announced plans to use millions from its 2019 opioid settlement with Johnson & Johnson to support women and infants dealing with substance use disorders.

A recent analysis of state data shows opioid overdose deaths increased by another 20 percent from the previous year. Gov. John Kasich says the opioid…