This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. The first day of classes at Ohio University is subdued this year. A few students walk across the Athens, Ohio, campus wearing masks. A group sits, socially distanced, on blankets on the green. The university opted to bring back roughly 2,000 […]
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Overdose Incidents Rose Sharply Around Ohio Valley During Pandemic
This piece was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. Emergency response data from across the Ohio Valley show sharp increases in suspected drug overdoses since March, when health measures including school and business closures and stay-at-home orders increased social isolation. For public health officials, it’s a grim reminder that another […]
Read MoreSurging Coronavirus Cases Threaten To Derail Reopening In Ohio Valley
This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. At the Community Farmers Market in Bowling Green, Kentucky, vendors and shoppers are adjusting to the new normal during the coronavirus pandemic. That includes wearing face coverings, maintaining distance and taking other precautions to avoid spreading the virus. Market manager Susan […]
Read MoreInnovating Recovery: Group Highlights New Approaches To Addiction Crisis
This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. After years of leading the nation in overdose death rates, Ohio Valley communities are looking for new ways to deal with the addiction crisis. A national nonprofit organization promotes and partners with programs that do just that. The Addiction Policy Forum […]
Read MoreHow Should Opioid Lawsuit Money Be Spent? Ohio Valley Has No Shortage Of Needs
This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. At a town hall event in Logan, Ohio, Kelly Taulbee walks through the steps of an encounter with someone experiencing an opioid overdose. She’s training a group to use NARCAN, the opioid reversal medication. She pulled out the small applicator and demonstrated […]
Read MoreSchools Seek Ways To Help Children Exposed To Drugs In The Womb
Students line up single file behind teachers at West Elementary in Athens, Ohio, for the walk downhill from the brick building to board buses or meet up with the person taking them home. Some talk about their day, others run off to the playground and some discuss the latest Pokémon […]
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