On Monday, October 21, four pharmaceutical companies and two counties in Ohio reached an agreement concerning a lawsuit brought in regards to the current opioid epidemic that grips the United States. Analysts are of the opinion that this settlement could act as a ‘benchmark’ for the 2,400 or so similar lawsuits that have been filed …
Ohio has one of the highest opioid-related overdose death rates in the United States. It is estimated that around 5,000 people die each year in Ohio as a result of opioid overdoses, and that the crisis costs the state up to $5 billion per year. All this awful information leads to the asking of one …
Read more What Ohio is Doing to Curb Opioid Overdoses in the Buckeye State
Ohio has been one of the states hit hardest by the opioid epidemic. The Buckeye state recently announced an investment of $8 million over the next two years to help companies as well as unemployed workers in 16 of the hardest hit Ohio counties deal with issues related to opioid addiction. Shocking Stats Related to …
Read more $8 Million Grant Awarded in Ohio to Help Those Struggling With Opioid Abuse
A judge in Cleveland, Ohio is contending that the US government is not doing enough to fight the opioid overdose epidemic that is affecting residents in his home state, as well as those all around the country. U.S. District Judge Daniel Polster recently called government officials, pharmaceutical executives and law enforcement personnel to his courtroom …
Read more Ohio Judge Doing All He Can to Alleviate the Opioid Overdose Epidemic in His Home State
Across the country, opioid abuse is at an all time high. CNN recently reported that deaths from opioid overdoses across the United States were at 15,000 in 2005 and have more than doubled in just 10 short years. The state of Ohio is no exception to this growing epidemic. In 2005, deaths in Ohio from …
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