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  2. Drug overdose deaths down in Ohio. Fentanyl, opioids remain ...

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    Fewer Ohioans are dying of drug overdoses because of better access to naloxone, opioid treatment and peer support, Gov. Mike DeWine said Wednesday. Drug overdose deaths down in Ohio. Fentanyl ...

  3. Ohio foundation begins process to distribute millions in ...

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    Ohio is ready to begin doling out millions of dollars in opioid settlement money to community and government organizations, an influx eagerly anticipated since the first sums were secured in 2021.

  4. $100M in federal funding headed to Ohio to combat opioid crisis

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    Oct. 27—COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced last week a $100 million investment of federal State Opioid and Stimulant Response funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health ...

  5. United States drug overdose death rates and totals over time

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    Drug overdose deaths in the US per 100,000 people by state. [1] [2] A two milligram dose of fentanyl powder (on pencil tip) is a lethal amount for most people.[3]The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has data on drug overdose death rates and totals.

  6. US accuses CVS of filling, billing government for illegal ...

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    By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Justice announced a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing pharmacy chain CVS of filling illegal opioid prescriptions and billing federal health ...

  7. Opioid epidemic - Wikipedia

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    The opioid epidemic, also referred to as the opioid crisis, is the rapid increase in the overuse, misuse/abuse, and overdose deaths attributed either in part or in whole to the class of drugs called opiates/opioids since the 1990s. It includes the significant medical, social, psychological, demographic and economic consequences of the medical ...

  8. Doctors are prescribing less but opioid epidemic rages on via ...

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    (The Center Square) – The opioid epidemic continues to rage in the U.S., a newly released report from the American Medical Association shows. The report says that while doctors have reined in ...

  9. Opioid overdose - Wikipedia

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    An opioid overdose is toxicity due to excessive consumption of opioids, such as morphine, codeine, heroin, fentanyl, tramadol, and methadone. [3] [5] This preventable pathology can be fatal if it leads to respiratory depression, a lethal condition that can cause hypoxia from slow and shallow breathing. [3]