Ohio. The one and only Buckeye State. As an Ohioan, you probably consider it a necessity, a rite of passage even, to honor this sacred nut. You might even identify as a buckeye yourself — whether you’re an Ohio State alum or not. Still, there are probably a few things about the nut you weren’t … Read More
Can You be Born an Addict? Thousands of Ohio Babies are Every Year
Can you be born an addict? Thousands of Ohio babies are every year. For these innocent individuals, opioid dependence isn’t a choice, but rather an inherited, agonizing part of their first months of life. Opioids often have a strangling grip on the people addicted to them that makes it difficult to stop using under any … Read More
Schools Stock Narcan in Response to Ohio Opioid Epidemic
In 2016, Senate Bill 319 was approved 33 to zero before being passed by Governor John Kasich in January, 2017. In addition to regulating painkiller distribution and pharmacy technician credentials, the bill also ensures that naloxone is readily available at schools, homeless shelters, halfway houses and treatment centers. Although most opioid users are adults, having … Read More
History of AA: How Alcoholics Anonymous Sprouted in Akron
It’s a sanctuary found anywhere in the world. A support system available anytime, to anyone, no questions asked. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a global fellowship of people. Men and women from all walks of life who share a common goal: to break free from the grips of alcohol abuse. It is self-sustaining, multiracial, apolitical and … Read More
Narcan: Compass to Healing or Crutch in Addiction?
Claiming the lives of more than 47,000 Americans each year, fatal drug overdoses have skyrocketed in the past three decades. Opioids like prescription painkillers and heroin are claiming the lion’s share of lives lost, killing more than 28,000 Americans per year — 78 people per day. In Ohio, the opioid epidemic is leaving no lives … Read More
Opioid Overdose: Ohio’s Silent Victims
It’s been said that Ohio’s heroin crisis impacts people of all backgrounds; the drug doesn’t discriminate against age, race or income. But heroin affects more than just those who use it. Some of the the drug’s biggest victims are the smallest and quietest among us — children of those suffering from severe substance use disorders. … Read More
Bills vs. Pills: New Regulations to Combat Opioid Addiction in Ohio
Opioids contributed to 84.5 percent of the over 3,000 Ohio overdose deaths in 2015 alone. People are often quick to point the finger at users. What could they do differently? How could they allow themselves to get into such a scenario? They are always the easiest scapegoat. But drug epidemics like the one raging in … Read More