drug addiction

"Union County" focuses on addiction recovery and drug court programs in rural Ohio. Written and directed by Columbus native Adam Meeks, the film stars actor Will Poulter.

"Union County" focuses on addiction recovery and drug court programs in rural Ohio. Written and directed by Columbus native Adam Meeks, the film stars actor Will Poulter.

Eric Zimmer, an author, teacher, speaker and the creator of "The One You Feed" podcast, has a new book called How A Little Becomes A Lot: The Art of Small Changes for a More Meaningful Life.

Ohio and its communities are expected to receive about $2 billion from pharmaceutical companies over the course of 18 years to compensate for harm caused by opioids. But there’s not much oversight over how the money will be spent.

Outreach organizations talked to about 300 people, referred 74 of those people for an appointment and helped 19 people get immediate treatment. Law enforcement officers also made several dozen felony arrests.

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma agreed on Monday to pay $4.28 billion to settle lawsuits alleging it helped to create the opioid epidemic.Nearly half of all…

The CDC says hospitals saw a lot more emergency cases involving drug overdoses, as well as mental health crises and suicide attempts. Many emergency departments weren't ready.

A program to improve and provide access to mental health and substance use programs geared toward Ohio K-12 students, teachers and staff is getting a $6...

The change means that doctors will no longer need a special federal waiver in order to prescribe buprenorphine, a medication to treat opioid use disorder.

Betsy Baugh was in an addiction recovery program in 2018. She says she instantly made friends with a woman there."You meet so many different people from…