Over the course of our community conversations around Ohio, we've heard many different questions …
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Alternative Pain Treatments: Part 2
Last week, we looked at alternative pain treatments including over-the-counter drugs and cannabis. …
Alternative Pain Treatments: Part 1
We read statistics on opioid use disorder every day when covering the crisis. According to a study …
What does effective treatment look like? Breaking down the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model
Drug courts are redefining how we approach the opioid epidemic, by putting it in context of a health …
How do prescription regulations affect substance abuse?
The United States may make up 4.4% of the global population, but according to the United Nations …
News outlets in Southwest Ohio to launch opioid engagement project
News outlets in Southwest Ohio met Wednesday to discuss the logistics of a solutions-oriented opioid …
Medically Assisted Treatment: what’s healthy, effective, and affordable?
Research concerning opioid maintenance therapy in the U.S. began in 1962 when the Health Research …
Drug Courts vs. Business-as-Usual: exploring the effectiveness of a new system
Ohio currently has a total of 124 drug courts. However, these courts are only in 42 out of the 88 …
Peer outreach, community programs, PSAs, and more: exploring youth opioid education and prevention
Conversations around the opioid epidemic necessarily focus on adult rehabilitation and prevention …
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For community members and journalists Want to launch local conversation about tough issues and …
Solutions to the opioid crisis: Are these in your community?
Changing the opioid crisis These are statistically proven solutions from Ohio and around the …
Ohio media folks change role in community
Imagine this: News media setting aside competitive instincts because they want to do good in their …
27 federal grants to Ohio for substance abuse
27 Ohio communities, many of them rural, receive grands from Drug Free Communities program. Here's …
A weeks-long tour by journalists using new interview techniques…
Acknowledging the need to listen better to America's diverse voices, the Huffington Post is taking …
Ohio heroin news update
I saw this car in a McDonald's parking lot near Middletown south of Dayton, in the heart of the …
People have heroin solutions that we haven’t considered
While engaging with people regarding the heroin crisis, public officials and journalists are …
Heroin overdose quick response teams in Ohio and Kentucky
Quick Response Teams The Cincinnati and Toledo areas were among the first to implement widespread …
Photo ID for heroin treatment: Do Ohio inmates have one when they leave?
In some rehab centers a photo ID is necessary for heroin treatment. The Associated Press found that …
As prison population soars due to heroin, effective treatments emerge — NYT
A New York Times study shows that of 5,100 U.S. prisons, fewer than 30 offer methadone or …
Mansfield news startup tackles infant mortality with Solutions Journalism Network
A news organization hosting a community baby shower? An online news startup in Mansfield, The …
