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Alcohol & Drug Trends

• The State of Opioid Prescription in Ohio

  (March 17, 2017)

  (Spring 2017) Following the general trend of reducing opioid prescriptions, the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy’s Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System (OARRS) indicated that the number of opioids dispensed in […]

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• Many Physicians Shying Away from Opioid Rx

  (March 17, 2017)

  (Spring 2017) New survey statistics reveal that the majority of American doctors are curbing the number of opioid prescriptions they issue, and close to 10% have completely halted writing prescriptions […]

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• The Unemployment-Rx Abuse Connection

  (March 17, 2017)

  (Spring 2017) A study released by the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University found a link between unemployment and one’s risk for both misusing doctor-prescribed opioids (7%) as […]

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• Not Enough Space for Bodies at Ohio Coroner’s Office

  (March 17, 2017)

  (Spring 2017) The increasing number of drug overdose deaths in Ohio’s Montgomery County is leading to a shortage of body storage at its coroner’s office. Home to the city of […]

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• Heroin, Fentanyl Fuel Overdose-Death Spike

  (March 17, 2017)

  (Spring 2017) New data shows that some states experienced a twofold increase in opioid-overdose mortality within a brief 12-month window. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported […]

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