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Alcohol & Drug Trends

• Unsuspecting Ohio Patrolman Overdoses from Fentanyl Skin Contact

  (June 23, 2017)

  (Summer 2017) An Ohio police officer recently had an alarming accidental exposure to fentanyl, an extremely strong synthetic opioid painkiller. Patrolman Chris Green became unresponsive approximately an hour after dusting […]

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• Heroin Use Explodes, Especially Among Whites

  (June 23, 2017)

  (Summer 2017) A new study uncovers a 500% increase in heroin use in the U.S. within the past 10 years. Statistics show the largest jump among Caucasians and males with […]

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• More Americans Using Meth & Cocaine

  (June 23, 2017)

  (Summer 2017) As the opioid epidemic rages on in Ohio and around the country, law enforcement agents now say that the use of cocaine and methamphetamine is once again on […]

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• America’s Biggest Pilots Union Has Long History of Opposing Drug Tests

  (June 23, 2017)

  (Summer 2017) The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is the largest union of its kind in the United States, representing over 55,000 pilots and spanning 32 airlines. At this time, […]

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• Ohioans Name Drug Use as State’s #1 Health Challenge

  (March 17, 2017)

  (Spring 2017) Data obtained through an Ohio Health Issues Poll revealed that drug use is the leading health concern among citizens in the Buckeye State. About one in five Ohioans […]

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