/tags/drug-overdoses drug overdoses en-US Copyright Mon, 04 Nov 2024 10:18:00 GMT /2024-11-04/more-bystanders-are-stepping-up-to-prevent-opioid-overdoses-but-its-not-nearly-enough There’s been a large increase in the amount of bystanders who administer opioid reversal medication in the event of an overdose. Researchers say a lot more still needs to be done. Mon, 04 Nov 2024 10:18:00 GMT /2024-11-04/more-bystanders-are-stepping-up-to-prevent-opioid-overdoses-but-its-not-nearly-enough Kendall Crawford /2023-03-16/a-new-dashboard-is-empowering-ohio-counties-to-curb-overdoses Ohio communities can more easily access data around substance use disorder through a new dashboard. Advocates hope it leads to better treatment. Thu, 16 Mar 2023 18:35:03 GMT /2023-03-16/a-new-dashboard-is-empowering-ohio-counties-to-curb-overdoses Kendall Crawford /npr-news/2022-04-21/drug-overdose-deaths-are-at-a-record-high-heres-what-the-white-house-plans-to-do Harm reduction is one of four policies the Biden administration says must be immediately implemented in order to address the record high number of overdose deaths. Thu, 21 Apr 2022 11:02:22 GMT /npr-news/2022-04-21/drug-overdose-deaths-are-at-a-record-high-heres-what-the-white-house-plans-to-do Martha Bebinger /2022-04-18/osu-students-create-app-to-report-bad-batches-cut-down-on-overdose-deaths The team is currently working on a revamped new version of the app they hope will make it even easier to report bad drugs and prevent overdoses. Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:00:00 GMT /2022-04-18/osu-students-create-app-to-report-bad-batches-cut-down-on-overdose-deaths Matthew Rand /2022-02-01/osu-study-finds-young-people-lost-more-than-1-25-million-years-of-life-due-to-drug-overdoses For the first time, researchers at OSU’s Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine have added up the deaths of young people in terms of years of life lost. The study’s findings were published online in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. Tue, 01 Feb 2022 15:03:11 GMT /2022-02-01/osu-study-finds-young-people-lost-more-than-1-25-million-years-of-life-due-to-drug-overdoses Matthew Rand /news-partners/2021-03-12/hospital-emergency-rooms-struggle-with-overdose-spike-during-pandemic The CDC says hospitals saw a lot more emergency cases involving drug overdoses, as well as mental health crises and suicide attempts. Many emergency departments weren't ready. Fri, 12 Mar 2021 10:00:54 GMT /news-partners/2021-03-12/hospital-emergency-rooms-struggle-with-overdose-spike-during-pandemic Brian Mann /news-partners/2021-02-18/american-life-expectancy-dropped-by-a-full-year-in-1st-half-of-2020 The group that suffered the largest drop in life expectancy was Black males — a decline of three years. Hispanic males also saw a large decrease, with a decline of 2.4 years. Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:01:00 GMT /news-partners/2021-02-18/american-life-expectancy-dropped-by-a-full-year-in-1st-half-of-2020 Laurel Wamsley /news/2020-12-21/columbus-was-making-progress-on-fighting-drug-overdoses-then-covid-19-hit Betsy Baugh was in an addiction recovery program in 2018. She says she instantly made friends with a woman there."You meet so many different people from… Mon, 21 Dec 2020 10:30:00 GMT /news/2020-12-21/columbus-was-making-progress-on-fighting-drug-overdoses-then-covid-19-hit /news-partners/2020-10-14/sharp-rise-in-drug-overdose-deaths-seen-during-1st-few-months-of-pandemic New data from the CDC show more than 19,000 Americans died from drug overdoses during the first three months of 2020 with the country on pace to set a grim new record. Wed, 14 Oct 2020 21:04:31 GMT /news-partners/2020-10-14/sharp-rise-in-drug-overdose-deaths-seen-during-1st-few-months-of-pandemic Brian Mann /news/2020-10-01/study-urges-ohio-to-keep-constant-vigilance-about-opioid-crisis-during-pandemic Drug overdose deaths in Ohio have been climbing in 2020, and a new study offers recommendations on how government funding could help reduce the numbers… Thu, 01 Oct 2020 09:00:00 GMT /news/2020-10-01/study-urges-ohio-to-keep-constant-vigilance-about-opioid-crisis-during-pandemic Debbie Holmes